{"id":37353,"date":"2024-08-18T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.axfoundation.se\/?post_type=project&p=37353"},"modified":"2026-03-24T08:40:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:40:29","slug":"feed-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.axfoundation.se\/en\/projects\/feed-of-the-future","title":{"rendered":"The Feed of the Future for Fish, Pigs, Poultry and Laying hens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Feed accounts for about 50\u201390% of the greenhouse gas emissions from chicken, fish, pork, and eggs. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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The Issue<\/h2>\n
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Feed accounts for the largest share of the climate impact from pigs, fish, poultry, and eggs. In addition, it often contains imported soy and fishmeal from wild-caught fish. Soy requires vast areas of land, while fishmeal contributes to extensive overfishing. Together, overfishing and the conversion of rainforests and other land into agricultural land for feed are two of the greatest drivers of global biodiversity loss. At the same time, Sweden is not making effective use of the vast side streams available in its seas, forests, and food industry. Every year, 1.3 million tonnes of food waste are generated in Sweden alone from manufacturers, retailers, restaurants, and households. Much of it does not return as food, but instead goes to biogas, fertilizer, heat, or electricity. We want to change that.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Today\u2019s animal feed has a bigger impact on climate, the environment, and resources than most people realize. Feed rarely gets the spotlight, yet it is one of the keys to a sustainable food system.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Madeleine Linins M\u00f6rner, Program Director, Future Food, Axfoundation<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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In the Future Feed project, the protein sources soy and fishmeal are replaced with insects, mycoprotein, and mussels, all which tap into resources already available. Photo: \u00c4lvdalslax<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Insects (Black soldier fly) are raised on food industry by-products. Photo: Ragn-Sells<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Mycoprotein (fungal protein) is produced from side streams of the Swedish forest industry. Photo: Cirkul\u00e4r<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Farmed mussels (Blue mussels) help reduce eutrophication in the Baltic Sea. Photo: Ecopelag<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Our Solution<\/h2>\n
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In the Feed of the Future for Fish, Pigs, Poultry and Laying hens<\/em> project, stakeholders across the entire value chain work together to reduce resource waste and the environmental footprint of feed, while also strengthening Sweden\u2019s supply resilience and domestic agriculture. The goal is to establish pilot production of new protein ingredients and feeds, as well as pilot production and sales of fish, poultry, eggs, and pork raised on feed made with resource-smart protein sources that benefit biodiversity. Over time, the ambition is for these feeds to replace a large share of today\u2019s conventional feed.<\/p>\n

Researchers at SLU are evaluating the nutritional composition and digestibility of innovative protein sources \u2013 such as mussels, mycoprotein, and insects \u2013 that make use of side streams and nutrients from oceans and forests as well as by-products from the food industry.<\/p>\n

In collaboration with feed industry, new feed formulas are being developed and trialed in practice by Swedish farmers and aquaculture producers. The fish have already been assessed in sensory tests by researchers at the School of Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Meal Science (RHS), Campus Grythyttan. The remaining products will also be evaluated before the project concludes.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Project Objectives<\/h2>\n
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The ambition of the Feed of the Future project is to:<\/p>\n