Yvan Dejaegher new chairman of Feed Design Lab

When setting up the Feed Design Lab in The Netherlands an international organization has always been the starting point.

 

It is an important principle the appointment of an independent chairman of the board with knowledge of the total protein and feed column, FDL writes in a press release.

 

Yvan Dejaegher, is Director General of Bemefa, Vice President of Ovocom, member of the Core Group EUFETEC and is agricultural engineer by training and specialised in marketing. Dejaegher started his career at Bemefa in 1988.

 

Bemefa is the professional association of approximately 170 Belgian manufacturers, they represent 99% of the Belgian national feed production.

 

EUFETEC is a collaboration of European feed industry and research institutes in EU research programs.

 

OVOCOM the Belgian consultation platform for companies active in the animal feed chain. The main objective of this platform is to contribute to safe food and feed safety (GMP).

 

In 2010 Dejaegher was awarded the Miller of the Year Award by the Dutch compound feed industry, a reward for his great earnings for the sector in Belgium and for his efforts to place animal feed internationally and in the chain on the map.

 

Yvan Dejaegher: "Innovation starts with people working together to come to the necessary renewal of the feed industry. The FDL is a unique initiative to which I offer my assistance with pleasure. It strengthens the EU regional Cooperation in feed and is a necessary basis for further cooperation in the chain to achieve a sustainable farming. "

 

The board of FDL is as follows:
• Y. Dejaegher – President (Belgium, BEMEFA, Chain Feed)
• D. De Vriendt – Vice-president (Belgium, DSM Nutrional Products, Ingredients)
• J. Janssen – treasurer / secretary (Netherlands, Vitelia, Feed)
• St. Valk – member (Netherlands, HAS Den Bosch, Education)
• H. Lier – member (Netherlands, Imtech Industrial Services, Technology)