2018’ Bangladesh Aquafeed Technology Symposium held by Nutriera Group
From 11th-13th May, 2018, the 2018’ Bangladesh Aquafeed Technology Symposium was jointly held by the Nutriera Group and the Famsun in the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh. This conference is the first seminar on aquafeed technology organized by Chinese companies in Bangladesh. It is also the largest and highest-level aquafeed technology event in Bangladesh.
Dr. A.B.M. Khaleduzzaman, Asst Director of Department of Livestock in Bangladesh, Dr. Md. Mahfujul Haque, Dean of Fisheries College, Bangladesh Agriculture University, Ms. Feng Xiaorong, Secretary General of Overseas Chinese Association in Bangladesh, and Mr. He Quanshui, President of New Hope Feed Mill Bangladesh, Ms. Yu Guangyue, Director of the Bengali Language Department of China Radio International. A total of 180 guests attended the symposium with more than 60 aquafeed companies.
In opening speech, Dr. A.B.M. Khaleduzzaman, Asst Director of Department of Livestock in Bangladesh firstly expressed his gratitude to Nutriera Group and Famsun. The development of aqua products in Bangladesh needs the support of foreign technology, especially the international renowned aqua nutrition and feed equipment companies. At present, it is rapid development of aquaculture in Bangladesh. The government will also increase its guidance to the industry and support local and foreign companies that have made outstanding contributions to the industry.
Dr. Yang, Chairman of Nutriera Group, presented the opening report〝Opportunities and Challenges in Bangladesh Aquaculture〞. In the report, Dr. Yang pointed out the future development trend and opportunities of aquaculture that in light of current opportunities and challenges in aquaculture industry of Bangladesh. Through the development status of the international aquaculture industry, consumption trends of aqua products, and big data digging, combined with Nutriera Group's many years of international experiences, which had received the strong response and recognition from the guests. After the symposium, Dr. A.B.M. Khaleduzzaman stated that Bangladesh and China always have friendly relations. He hoped that the cooperation between enterprises and governments of two countries in aquaculture sector would be more and deeper. He prospected the cooperation between two countries and hoped Nutriera Group to assist Bangladeshi companies to export high-quality aqua products to Chinese market.
The price of protein raw materials in Bangladesh has soared recently, and many manufacturers are searching raw material substitution and corresponding formulation technical support. In the "Technical Strategies of Aquafeed Formulation in the Circumstances of Soaring Raw Material Price" report, Dr. Song, Vice Chairman of Nutriera Group, based on years of experiences in formulation technology and practice, combined with the characteristics of local cultured species and raw materials, proposed innovative raw material use and formulation advice to provide solutions with practical guidance for Bangladeshi aqua feed companies.
Ms. He Fen, Director of Quality Control of Nutriera Group, and FishCloud, attended the symposium to discuss and share fish meal quality identification technology. FishCloud team has many years of practical experiences in the quality control of animal protein and adulteration identification, and they have already successfully held four training classes for animal protein microscopic examination in China, 2018. The〝Key Points of Quality Control on Fishmeal in Aquafeed " report presented a high-efficiency fish meal identification technology and took Bangladesh's local fish meal sample as example, sharing the quality identification technology of animal protein raw materials and aroused strong resonance !
Mr. Dong, International Technical Director of Nutriera Group, reported on "Snakehead Fish Farming and Feed Technology" and shared snakehead fish breeding and feed technology, combined with Nutriera team's integrated service and market experiences in Southeast Asia and South Asia to analyze the great potential of snakehead fish in Bangladesh. Dr. Md. Mahfujul Haque, Dean of Fisheries College, Bangladesh Agriculture University, said that the development of snakehead fish required special support from Nutriera team. He warmly invited Nutriera experts to conduct academic exchanges and explore cooperative researches. and hoped that the snakehead fish will be widely promoted to benefit farmers while addressing the ecological problems caused by overfishing.
Mr. Liu Ming, Director of South Asia Region of Nutriera Group, is familiar with Bangladesh’s shrimp farming mode and status. He systematically analyzed local raw materials, markets, culture environment etc. In the 〝Nutrient Requirement and Suggestion on Commercial Feed Formulation of Shrimp〞 report, Mr. Liu Ming pointed out the key points of shrimp feed formulation technology in the Bangladeshi market and provided valuable guidance for participants.
The team of Famsun technical experts also made professional reports and practical case presentations on the research and development of feed processing technology and equipment. This symposium closely integrated feed formulation, aqua animal feeding requirements and corresponding processing technology. The participating guests enjoy and appreciate about aqua animal nutrition and feed processing technology. It will also be positive and far-reaching influence for the aquaculture in Bangladesh in the downturn market.
The symposium attracted the top 10 feed companies in Bangladesh to gather in Dhaka. A number of Bangladeshi medias made live reports. China Radio International shared the Nutriera Group International Promo on its official Facebook page (2.06 million fans), which got a lot of fans to forward and like it!
Nutriera Group has been actively practicing the "One Belt and One Road" national strategy, and quickly promote the international process, to help countries along the "One Belt and One Road" develop the aquaculture industry, to provide safe and healthy aqua products for the world.
