Ebino City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan The Era when Fish Roughs Become a Resource for Circulation Late 2000s
In the late 2000s, the reuse of food by-products and the improvement of feed self-sufficiency were important issues in Japan. This was due to the increase in food waste, the environmental impact of incineration, and the feed crisis caused by soaring grain prices in 2007-2008. Japan's livestock industry, which is highly dependent on imported feed, was severely affected, and there was an urgent need to secure domestically produced alternative feed. The Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries positioned the promotion of eco-feed using food by-products as an environmental policy.
Under these circumstances, the feed manufacturer Yofurt Feed in Ebino City, Miyazaki Prefecture, worked to develop a fermented feed that combines fish waste and a lactic acid bacteria fermentation substrate. Although fish waste is highly nutritious, it tends to decompose easily and is often disposed of as industrial waste. The organic acid produced by lactobacillus fermentation lowers pH and improves hygiene as a feedstuff, and also suppresses variation in ingredients to some extent.
In Ebino City, where the livestock industry is thriving, this initiative is a mechanism to recycle local fishery processing by-products as a resource, and it also had economic benefits for farmers suffering from rising feed prices. In addition, with the Food Recycling Law and guidelines for the use of food residues requiring the safety and traceability of eco-feed, the technological development of local companies was in line with national environmental policies.
The development of Iofultfeed's eco-feed is an example of the pioneering role played by local companies in the trend toward the recycling of unused resources, and has contributed to the realization of sustainable agriculture and reduced environmental impact by making the most of local resources.
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