IFIF supports sharing of good practices, promotes science-based solutions for the feed industry and facilitates dialogue among key stakeholders.

BEST PRACTICES & CAPACITY BUILDING

IFIF/FAO Feed Manual of Good Practices for the Feed Sector

IFIF Global Animal Nutrition Programme ‘Train the Trainer’ – Capacity Development

IFIF Biosecurity Guidance for Feed Mills

Quadripartite AMR Partnership Platform

Feed Safety Multi-Stakeholder Partnership

Global Feed & Food Congress (GFFC)

IFIF launched the Global Animal Nutrition Programme ‘Train the Trainer’ to develop and train the capacities of the relevant compound feed production stakeholders in a developing region. This reflects IFIF’s mission to promote science-based solutions and information sharing for the feed industry, as well as stimulate the adoption of international standards and global equivalency.

IFIF has so far held three successful training programmes,in Nigeria, Tanzania and Ghana. IFIF will continue to roll out the Global Animal Nutrition Programme to other countries to support, train and develop the capacities of the local feed industries to raise feed and food safety standards globally. In 2019, IFIF launched the e-learning course ‘Good Production Practices in the Feed Industry’, to provide an online Capacity development training programme.

The IFIF feed safety trainings use the IFIF FAO ‘Feed Manual of Good Practices’ for the Feed Industry based on the Codex Code of Practice on Good Animal Feeding as a basis for the training materials. Supported by the Standards and Trade and Development Facility (STDF) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the feed manual is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish.

IFIF continues to encourage countries, particularly in the developing world, to use the IFIF FAO ‘Manual of Good Practices for the Feed Industry’ as a guidance document to increase safety and feed quality at the production level both for industrial production and on farm mixing.

IFIF has continued its work to strengthen biosecurity in the feed sector. The Biosecurity Guidance for Feed Mills Working Group, launched in 2023, completed its draft IFIF Biosecurity Manual in 2024, drawing on best practices and national guidelines from IFIF’s regional and national associations. This Manual is being finalized with FAO for wider dissemination, helping feed mills worldwide implement effective biosecurity measures to reduce disease risks and safeguard feed safety.

IFIF also remains an active partner in FAO-led global platforms. As a founding partner of the Feed Safety Multi-Stakeholder Partnership, IFIF contributes to efforts aimed at improving feed safety as a critical link in food safety, animal health, and food security. In addition, since 2022 IFIF has represented the feed industry in the FAO-led AMR Multi-Stakeholder Partnership, participating in the private sector cluster. This platform, launched during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, fosters greater coordination and collaboration among stakeholders to address the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance.

Through these initiatives, IFIF continues to advance best practices, education, and capacity building, ensuring that feed safety remains at the heart of sustainable livestock production and global food systems.

IFIF is a founding partner of the FAO-led Feed Safety Multi-Stakeholder Partnership, which was formally launched in April 2016 and aims at improving the safety of feed, and thus enhancing food safety, animal health and welfare and food security.

The 5th Global Feed & Food Congress (GFFC) was successfully held in Antalya, Turkey, on 18-20 April 2016. Over 900 delegates attended the Congress and the theme “Equity and Prosperity for All” linked to the global challenge to provide safe, affordable and sustainable animal protein sources to feed 9 billion people by 2050. For more information and to view the full 5th GFFC programme please visit www.gffc2016.com.

The 6th Global Feed & Food Congress (GFFC) was successfully held in Bangkok, Thailand on 10-13 March 2019. The 6th GFFC  brought together food and feed experts from around the world, representing public sector, civil society, industry and academia.