In episode 5 of Feed for Thought we speak to Edwini Kessie the Director of the Agriculture and Commodities Division at the World Trade Organization, about the current landscape of trade in our industry under the COVID-19 pandemic.

We discuss how trade of animal nutrition and feed products has been affected by COVID-19, whether political trade barriers remain in place and what we might see happening to global trade when the pandemic comes to an end.

We also get our fortnightly news and markets update from the Feedinfo editorial team to keep you up to date on the latest top stories impacting the animal nutrition and feed sectors.

In this week’s podcast we talk to Claudia Rössler from Microsoft about what is going on in the world of Agtech and how advances are revolutionising the livestock value chain.

We delve into the exciting technologies that are emerging to support livestock farming and the wider value chain, the role that agtech can play in improving sustainability of food systems and discuss what will be the next big thing in agtech. We even get a bit of advice on how to cope with the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic is bringing when it comes to home working.

We also provide you with the news and markets roundup from the Feedinfo newsroom to keep you up to date on the fortnight’s top stories.

In Episode 3 of Feed For Thought we speak to Richard Brown from GIRA about the “other” virus disrupting our supply chains… African Swine Fever.

We hear about why it is the most significant thing to impact global protein markets in a lifetime, gain an update on the spread of the disease and talk about where could be affected next. We also discuss what the impacts have been in China regarding livestock production, protein consumption and how coronavirus has exacerbated the effects of ASF.

Shannon Behary our Editor at Feedinfo, also gives us our fortnightly news and markets roundup and we have an update on our plans for the Feedinfo Summit.

More information on the Feedinfo Summit can be found here: https://summit.feedinfo.com/

More information on GIRA can be found here: www.girafood.com

In episode two of Feed For Thought we speak to communications guru Anne Villemoes about how we can improve consumers’ perceptions of the livestock value chain.

As the former VP for Group Communications at Danish Crown, Anne has many years’ experience addressing the image problems the livestock value chain faces. We discuss how we should address misinformation posted online, what the industry and individual companies can do to improve their image and what might happen if we do not address these issues now.

The episode also includes our fortnightly news and markets update from Feedinfo’s Editor-in-Chief Simon Duke, to ensure you are up to date on industry developments from the last two weeks.

More information on the Feedinfo Summit can be found here: https://summit.feedinfo.com/

For our very first episode of Feed for Thought we speak to Feedinfo’s Lead Analyst Martijn de Cocq about how the Covid-19 coronavirus epidemic is impacting animal nutrition markets. We discuss what the effects of the virus have been so far and how vitamins and amino acids pricing has been affected by the challenging logistics and quarantine restrictions.

The episode also features an industry news update from Feedinfo’s Editor in Chief Simon Duke, to keep you up to date on the latest stories from the animal nutrition and feed industry.

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