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Australian Eggs releases sustainability framework
POACHED, fried or in cake batter, eggs are a staple in the ma- jority of Australian households, but have you ever questioned the industry’s sustain- ability credentials?
egg industry coincided with a lowering of the environmental foot- print through better ge- netics, improved farm management, uptake of on-farm solar and new waste management technologies.
Producing 800 mil- lion more eggs each year than it did 20 years ago, the Aus- tralian layer hen flock has saved an estimated 30,000 tonnes of car- bon through more ef- ficient feed processes in recent decades.
to better understand evolving community expectations.
“Sustainability is more than just good en- vironmental steward- ship, so we’ve invested in a significant up- skilling of the national egg farm workforce to raise animal husbandry standards and created a new risk assessment tool to help farmers stay profitable.
According to Austral- ian Eggs, the indus- try’s member-owned research and develop- ment corporation, the average laying hen is now capable of produc- ing an extra 38 eggs per annum, while consum- ing five percent less feed.
Australian Eggs man- aging director Rowan McMonnies said the industry was lowering its carbon footprint and better conserving resources in-line with evolving mainstream community expecta- tions.
“We’re making these improvements be- cause they’re the right thing to do, but it was pleasing to see in the CSIRO’s community research report that trust in the egg indus- try increased over the last year.”
Released late-March, the Australian Egg Industry Sustainabil- ity Report breaks down how the egg industry has progressed in ar- eas such as hen welfare, food security, environ- mental outcomes and rural livelihoods.
“While compared to other animal protein industries, eggs already had a relatively low carbon footprint, there was an expectation from the community that you could always do better.
Mr McMonnies said the sustainability framework report com- pletes the second annu- al cycle of a three-year program of engagement with Australians, de- signed to ensure the in- dustry farms eggs in a manner that is socially, environmentally and economically sustain- able.
Based on community canvassing conducted by the CSIRO, the re- port captures the views of thousands of Aus- tralians in an effort
“The CSIRO’s com- munity research showed us that Aus- tralians expect to see all industries reducing their impacts over time.
Mr McMonnies said, “Eggs are in 95 percent of Australian house- holds and are a staple in the national diet.”
“Productivity im- provements across the
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