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Our peopleAisha Senya - Quality Manager
Aisha has a background in Food Technology and has been working in the food supply chain in Ghana for over 15 years. She joined De Heus Ghana in October 2019 as Quality Manager. After working for her previous employer for more than 11 years, she was keen to climb the quality ladder. This was when she signed up to work with Koudijs. “My young family had become slightly more independent. And for me it was the right time to grow my ambitions. Since the company was new in Ghana, I wanted to be part of its success story.”
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NewsZero measurement: the starting point for reducing our carbon footprint
By 2050 the global population will have grown to 9.8 billion people. Producing enough safe, healthy, and affordable food for this growing population will lead to a 56 percent increase in the global demand for food and an increase of nearly 70 percent for animal-based foods.
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Press & Media | De Heus Animal Nutrition
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Our peopleLuciano Alvarenga – Ruminants Commercial Manager
Born in Lavras, in the southern region of Minas Gerais, an Animal Scientist with a master’s degree in animal nutrition from the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Luciano Alvarenga grew up immersed in his family’s tradition of cattle farming and coffee cultivation. With a 25-year career in the market, he has gained solid experience working across the Southeast, Midwest, and, more recently, the South of Brazil – building a strong trajectory focused on contributing to animal production and generating value in the field through close relationships with producers and industries, always seeking strategic partnerships.
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Our peopleChris Prinsloo - Sustainability Officer
As the Sustainability Officer at De Heus South Africa, Chris Prinsloo brings a diverse set of experiences to the role. He has worked in a range of industries, including energy, feed milling, fast-food franchising, and human resources. Starting at North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa, in the Faculty of Economic Sciences, Chris moved into the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector, beginning as a depot manager and rapidly progressing to senior management roles. He became the General Manager, overseeing 47 fast-food franchise units in South Africa and Zambia, and achieving notable outcomes in areas such as operational efficiency, cost reduction, customer satisfaction, and regional expansion. In 2019, Chris joined De Heus South Africa as the National Customer Service Coordinator, concentrating on enhancing customer experience and operational efficiency. He was quickly promoted to the position of Sustainability Officer.
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SustainabilityDeveloping programmes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
To combat global climate change, it’s important to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of feed and food production. Not least because global warming has an enormous impact on agriculture throughout the world. At De Heus, we are committed to implementing programmes that aim to create emission reductions in feed production and food supply chain. Leading these programmes is Stefan van den Bogaard, Group Director Technology & Investments. He tells us about De Heus’s strategies to reduce the company’s global carbon footprint and how De Heus’ local expertise is generating new ideas for sustainable solutions.
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SustainabilitySupport of social objectives
Our participation in unique projects probably appeals most to the imagination when it comes to our social involvement. In the regions we operate in, these projects make valuable contributions to the well-being of the local population. Examples of such projects include:
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SustainabilityDemonstrably raising the logistic efficiency
In everything we think and do, we are demonstrating our awareness of the necessity to handle energy more efficiently. By continuing to invest in new ideas and systems, we succeed in structurally reducing our energy needs. Thereby reducing our environmental footprint even further. We do this in a number of ways, including the following (based on examples in the Netherlands).
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NewsOur Global Green Goals, sowing the seeds for future generations
At De Heus Animal Nutrition we are committed to working together with suppliers, customers, business partners, industry organizations and other stakeholders towards more sustainable supply chains, providing safe, healthy, and affordable food for a growing world population.
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NewsKoudijs Ukraine celebrates opening state-of-the-art premixes plant
An ultra-modern facility to produce high quality mineral and vitamin mixtures for animal feed was opened at the Koudijs Ukraine enterprise, in the village of Khilchytsia, Zolochiv district, Lviv region. This new facility has a productivity of approximately 20.000 T pa.
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