September 15, 2015
Nutriad sponsors Roundtable Aquaculture Series 2015
Nutriad was a key sponsor of "The Roundtable Aquaculture Series (TARS) 2015" which was held on August 19-20 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The central theme of this fifth edition of TARS was "from farm to plate" and focused on new approaches to improve feeds and feeding in aquaculture. The event attracted around 200 participants representing major aqua feed mills, large farm owners and major suppliers of the Asian aquaculture industry.
TARS organised a series of round table sessions where stake holders from industry, academia, government and NGOs convened to share ideas and identify strategies to ensure sustainable development of Asia''s aquaculture industry. This year, participants had fruitful discussions in breakout sessions covering four themes: "Feeding Today''s Shrimp", "Freshwater Fish Feeds", "Marine Fish Feeds", and "Aqua Feed Industry".
Dr. Peter Coutteau, Global Aquaculture BU manager, presented a talk titled "Towards a paradigm shift in feed specifications," comparing feed regulations for aquafeed of different Asian countries and those in force in the EU. Feed standards based on simple analytical features are not effective and could limit innovation which is needed to cope with current industry challenges. Up-to-date aqua feed includes nutrient quality and functional properties to improve feed utilisation and animal health but also require adequate information (labeling) and continual education/support of farmers. The aquaculture industry would benefit from regulations targeting rather feed and food safety than feed specifications, and would further benefit from uniformity on regulations across the ASEAN region.
In addition, Dr. Coutteau received several feedback from the feed mill industry, which has been limited by national regulations for many years.
(From left) Mr. Gim Chong Ho, Commercial/Technical Manager Aqua (SE Asia); Mr. Peter Coutteau, Business Unit Manager (Aqua Additives); Mr. Allen Wu, Regional Aquaculture Manager; Mr. Alexander Van Halteren, Business Unit Manager Aquaculture (Asia Pacific & EMEA).