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Dairy Farming

Aart Mateboer retires; Change Meiji Holdings and dsm-
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leadership while pursuing sustainability with methane-
ambitious growth plan reducing feed additive Bovaer®

dsm-"rmenich, innovators in
health, nutrition and beauty, and
Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. ("Meiji
HD"), a leading Asian dairy com-
primarily based on product devel- pany based in Japan, have signed
opment and di!erentiation. Focus a Memorandum of Understand-
has been and will continuously be ing to enhance the sustainabil-
on delivering on this plan”, says Ib ity of Japanese dairy farming 1 million dairy cows, and over 3
Jensen, President and CEO of Per- through the implementation million beef cattle is therefore an
storp Group. of Bovaer®. This is the "rst such
MR. Aart Mateboer agreement in Asia. important lever to achieve this
Aart Mateboer retires; Change “Aart Mateboer has been lead- Bovaer® is the most extensively ambition.
in Perstorp Animal Nutrition lead- ing the Perstorp Animal Nutrition studied and scienti"cally proven “We are excited to expand the
ership while pursuing ambitious team with dedication and has solution to the challenge of low- use of Bovaer® into Asia. I’m look-
growth plan built his team based on con"- ering livestock’s methane emis- ing forward to working with Meiji
dence and empowerment. When
Perstorp Group, a wholly- he retires on May 31st, it marks the sions. In the dairy sector, meth- HD to explore how to implement
owned subsidiary of PETRONAS conclusion of an intense and suc- ane is the most common and Bovaer® in the Japanese dairy
Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), cessful chapter in his career. His powerful greenhouse gas and is sector and particularly in the
today announces a change of decision to retire fully re#ects per- mainly generated in the digestive Meiji HD supply chain. Prepara-
Leadership within its Animal Nu- sonal aspirations and goals, and tracts of cows, released when the
trition business e!ective June I would like to extend my warm animals burp. Through the imple- tion works will start now, while
1st. Executive Vice President Aart mentation of Bovaer®, methane we await local market authoriza-
Mateboer has announced his re- gratitude for his invaluable contri- emissions can be reduced by ap- tion,” said Mark van Nieuwland,
butions”, Ib Jensen continues.
tirement after May 31st. The com- proximately 30% for dairy, and Vice President Bovaer® at dsm-
pany is determined to conduct “The change of Leadership will 45% for beef feedlot cattle. "rmenich.
a seamless leadership transition also mark a new chapter in Per- In 2021, Japan joined the Bovaer® is already commercial-
and continuously deliver on its storp Animal Nutrition’s journey Global Methane Pledge, aiming
ambitious growth plan. towards sustained growth and at a 30% reduction of absolute ly available in 58 countries includ-
ing the EU, UK, Canada, Mexico,
“Animal Nutrition remains in- excellence. The search for Aart’s methane emissions by 2030.
tegral to Perstorp’s and PCG’s successor has commenced and Within Japan, over 80% of meth- Australia, most of Latin America,
strategic future and has recently will be announced in due time”, Ib ane emissions are attributable and select other markets. Au-
developed an ambitious strategic Jensen concludes. to the agricultural sector (e.g. thorities are currently reviewing
plan, outlining the roadmap for ™ Trademark of Perstorp Hold- rice and cattle). Providing a tool an application for registration in
expanding its business long-term, ing AB Circle 30 on enquiry card to reduce emissions from over Japan. Circle 31 on enquiry card
Mars unveils multi-million dollar sustainable dairy plan

Mars has announced the launch of an am- tainable Dairy Development Program – an
bitious sustainable dairy plan that will be unprecedented initiative that will dedicate a
backed by a $47m investment over three group of farms to Mars’ dairy supply. To de-
years – a signi"cant "nancial backing that is liver more sustainable dairy, the program will
part of the multinational’s broader climate serve as a platform where new practices and
cash commitment, totaling $1 billion over innovative technologies can be re"ned and
the same period. scaled-up in a focused and accelerated en-
vironment, with an ultimate goal of broader
The company’s new climate-"rst approach adoption across the entire co-op.
to dairy sourcing, dubbed Moo’ving Dairy
Forward, will work to reduce the carbon foot- “Doing our part to keep our planet healthy
print of dairy in line with its 2030 ambition to is an absolute non-negotiable for us at Mars,”
slash emissions by 50%*. said Amanda Davies, chief R&D, procurement
and sustainability o$cer, Mars Snacking. “But
The move signals another mile-marker our vision for more sustainable dairy will
in the CPG giant’s recently published open- only become a reality with the support and
source roadmap to “net zero”. Mars will work As part of the Moo’ving Dairy Forward actions of farmers and our suppliers. Which
with a cohort of industry leaders to imple- Sustainable Dairy Plan, a new industry- is why, as part of our Moo’ving Dairy Forward
ment a host of meaningful on-farm interven- leading collaboration with dairy cooperative Sustainable Dairy Plan, we’re putting millions
tions focused on critical areas such as enteric FrieslandCampina, one of the world’s largest of dollars directly back into the pockets of
methane reduction, e$cient manure man- dairy producers, is set to result in the estab- farmers through our contracts to help them
agement and sustainable feed production. lishment of the Mars-FrieslandCampina Sus- make climate smart changes to the way they
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