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A Natural Breakthrough in

Methane Reduction

FutureFeed is pioneering a scientists at Australia's CSIRO Australia, New Zealand, Asia,
sustainable solution to discovered that Asparagopsis North America, and Europe.
reduce methane emissions in produces a natural Commercial sales began in
livestock farming through compound, bromoform, 2022.
the use of Asparagopsis, a which inhibits the enzyme With several licensees
red seaweed native to responsible for methane successfully scaling
Australian waters. This production during digestion. production, FutureFeed is
innovative feed additive Feeding cattle Asparagopsis now advancing to the next
significantly lowers at just 1% of their daily stage of commercialisation. It
greenhouse gas emissions intake can drastically cut focuses on fostering industry
while enhancing livestock methane emissions and collaboration, building
productivity. potentially improve weight strategic partnerships, and
Globally, 1.3 billion people gain and feed efficiency. promoting the adoption of
depend on livestock for their To commercialise this Asparagopsis to reduce
livelihoods, highlighting the breakthrough, CSIRO methane emissions and
urgent need to boost established FutureFeed Pty enhance livestock
productivity while mitigating Ltd in 2020. The company productivity.
environmental impacts. holds the global intellectual FutureFeed's work has
Livestock farming accounts property rights for using earned global recognition,
for approximately 32% of Asparagopsis in livestock including the 2020 Food
human-caused methane feed and is developing Planet Prize, the Financial
emissions, primarily from additional patent-pending Review Sustainability Leaders
manure and enteric formulations. FutureFeed Award (Agriculture and
fermentation. Reducing aims to build a full supply Environment category),
these emissions is critical for chain—from seaweed BloombergNEF Pioneers, and
achieving food security and cultivation to feed inclusion in the 2024 Indo-
climate goals. manufacturing—and has Pacific Climate Tech Top 100.
After decades of research, licensed partners across

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