Site icon aviNews International, poultry information

European poultry industry focuses on sustainability

Conteúdo disponível em: Español (Spanish)

The European organization that encompasses the national associations related to poultry production (AVEC) has just announced the incorporation of a new regulation that brings together sustainability measures regarding the environment, packaging, animal welfare, and the use of antibiotics.

Gert Jan Oplaat, president of the organization, has commented that with this initiative, they intend to guarantee that food is more sustainable. It is important to be aware of this new currency that the European livestock sector is betting on.

“We seek the best balance between the three pillars of sustainability: environmental, social, and economical. Our poultry sector is part of the solution, moving forward to ensure sustainable and available food,” Jan noted.

AVEC’s president highlighted the roadmap that seeks a balance between these pillars and pointed out that food sovereignty has become a relevant problem in Europe.

For this reason, the European organization has pledged “to maintain a sufficient level of production to sustainably feed the EU and the world population with quality and affordable chicken meat.”

A more sustainable production

Throughout the document, AVEC focuses on transitioning and evolving towards new, more sustainable forms of production in the coming years. At the same time, the European organization invited

TO CONTINUE READING REGISTER IT IS COMPLETELY FREE Access to articles in PDF
Keep up to date with our newsletters
Receive the magazine for free in digital version
REGISTRATION
ACCESS
YOUR ACCOUNT
LOGIN Lost your password?

Exit mobile version