Context

This project aims to explore the potential environmental benefits of reformulating feed or compounds for the pig farming sector by replacing some of the main cereals used (maize, wheat and barley) with certain varieties of rye and sorghum, which have lower water requirements and enable more efficient and economical crop management. The objective, therefore, is to verify whether these varieties of cereals, better adapted to harsher environmental conditions caused by the progressive climate change that the planet is experiencing, can be a valid alternative for reformulating the feed used in the pig farming sector. The tests carried out will help determine whether these new reformulations contribute to ensuring a balanced and adequate nutritional diet that is beneficial for the health of the animals, while also revealing what changes this would lead to in terms of the carbon footprint and, therefore, their contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.
Given the cross-cutting approach of the project towards the whole chain of economic sectors that form the basis of the pork sector production chain (cereal farming, feed manufacturers and livestock farms), it can be concluded that this project contributes to promoting the productivity of agri-food companies in the agricultural, raw material processing and livestock sectors, the sustainable use of resources and the fight against climate change through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.