At Freeranger Eggs we completely agree with a recent article by JAN HENRIKSEN ceo of Aviagen, a world leading poultry breeding business on Balancing animal welfare, sustainability and food security. Our farm’s long-established management plan takes a three pillars approach to how the farm operates. Animal welfare is one pillar, but equally important are land sustainability and food safety and security.
Mr Henriksen wrote: To ensure that the world will continue to be fed, we must strengthen and balance the three central pillars of poultry production.
As our world population grows and resources tighten, our sector stands at the crossroads of three vital goals: protecting animal welfare, caring for the environment and strengthening our food systems.
Like the three sides of a balanced triangle, welfare, sustainability and food security hold each other up. When one weakens balance is lost. Progress means keeping all three in harmony — with welfare and sustainability at the heart of a food system that feeds people everywhere.That balance looks different across regions. Some focus on affordable food; others on environmental protection or advancing welfare. Yet the goal remains the same: building systems that are humane and resilient to feed future generations.
Good welfare isn’t just the right thing to do – it’s the foundation of responsible, efficient poultry production. Healthy, well-cared-for chickens are more resilient to disease, adapt better to varied environments and perform more consistently. Welfare supports productivity and food security by reducing loss and improving livability.
The goal isn’t to choose among welfare, sustainability and security, but to recognize how each reinforces the others. When they work in harmony, we create a food system that is responsible and resilient.True resilience comes from local production.
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