Global agribusiness leaders discuss ways to double food production by 2050

Each year Nutreco organises a multi-stakeholder business conference alternating between agriculture and aquaculture. Agri Vision and AquaVision conferences provide neutral platforms for debating issues facing the animal nutrition industry and bring valuable insights from around the world. The outcome of the 2009 conference underlined the value of changes in Nutreco that integrated R&D more closely with the businesses to enhance its ability to develop and supply innovative products and concepts that support the best performance of farmed animals and fish.

At Agri Vision 2009 375 leaders of agribusinesses from 44 countries heard from 20 top business managers and agricultural scientists in three half-day sessions. Opening the conference, Nutreco CEO Wout Dekker reminded delegates that when closing the previous Agri Vision conference in 2007 he estimated that three extra planets would be needed if nine billion people were to have a Western lifestyle while addressing the concerns of Europe on climate change, animal welfare and sustainability. Speakers at the conference delivered a positive message that sustainable food production can be increased adequately and that Nutreco can contribute through advanced animal nutrition solutions. The message, the challenges and potential role of Nutreco are described in the booklet, Feeding the Future, published by Nutreco in March 2010. The theme and outcome of the conference also were drivers for the Feeding the Future sustainability process in Nutreco, as described on pages 16–25. The following extracts give an indication of the most relevant presentations at AquaVision.

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