June 16, 2023

FEFAC appoints new president

FEFAC's 68th General Assembly, which was held on June 14 in Ystad, Sweden, during the 30th FEFAC Congress, elected Pedro Luis Cordero Castillo as its new president for the a 2023–26 term.

Castillo, a graduate of the Complutense University of Madrid (Veterinary – Animal Production sp), served as managing director of NANTA (Nutreco). He is also vice-president of the Spanish Feed Industry Association (CESFAC).

"I look forward to representing the interests of… European compound feed and premix manufacturers in these challenging times, trying to buffer the impacts of the geopolitical crisis caused by the Russian aggression in Ukraine and climate change, which affect the economic sustainability of the EU livestock and aquaculture value chain," said Castillo.

"As FEFAC, we welcome and support the EU Commission's efforts to increase the resilience of our agri-food systems to better withstand external shocks. This requires a full functioning of the single market and a level playing field for our livestock sector facing growing competition from imports not meeting the same high EU standards on sustainability and animal welfare. We will proactively contribute to the announced EU protein plan seeking to increase the EU's feed and food autonomy for protein production.

"Our industry can offer effective solutions to support our customers with climate change mitigation effects, such as raising protein efficiency and reducing of emission intensity of animal products. Our collective investment and toolbox development adopting new technologies, including the use of big database tools, like our Global Feed LCA database, can help accelerate the uptake of more advanced feeding techniques at farm levels, as demonstrated in our latest publication.

"As FEFAC President, I will do my utmost to promote circular, sustainable feed solutions, integrating them into our best-practice professional recommendations to assist our customers with the transition to more sustainable production systems, as laid down in our FEFAC Sustainability Charter 2030."

- FEFAC