This endeavour requires the involvement of all value chain stakeholders food processors, vets, pharmaceutical companies, banks, feed companies, fertiliser companies, feed additive companies, educators and universities. No individual, organisation or sector can do what needs to be done on their own
The conference had a very positive and can-do orientation. Notably, those navigating the giant dairy companies see a very positive and agile future where the system will be enabled in its evolution and adaptation by integrating new technologies and harnessing the multiple sources of nutrition – animal, plant and fermented.
Technological innovation alone will not achieve the required reductions in carbon emissions and biodiversity depletion. No matter how many efficiency measures we roll out, technical efficiency won’t be enough unless without a fundamental shift in business models and traditional thinking about business performance.