Feed manufacturers urged to embrace biotech ingredients

Animal feed manufacturers are being urged to explore biotechnology-based feed ingredients as stakeholders say they could help lower production costs and improve the competitiveness of Africa’s livestock sector. Industry players meeting in Nairobi say wider adoption of biotech feed ingredients could make animal feed more affordable while maintaining safety and nutritional standards. The forum is also examining opportunities for African manufacturers in the global biotech feed trade, with discussions focusing on the use of GM soybean and other biotech commodities to strengthen the region’s feed industry and support livestock production.