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Secretary General steps down

Roger Gilbert, the Secretary General of the International Feed Industry Federation stepped down at the end of October after 23 years serving the global feed industry.The federation represents the animal and aquaculture feed industry around the world.
Mr Gilbert was one of three individuals who co-founded the organisation in 1987 with the clear objective of representing the industry at global level, to co-ordinate feed production standards and address feed safety concerns.
Shortly after it's inception in December 1987, Mr Gilbert was appointed the position of Secretary General and under his management has raised an organisation that today represents 90 percent of all compound feed produced globally, that works closely with Codex Alimentarius on animal and aquaculture feed and food safety issues and led to the adoption of a Codex Codex of Practice on Good Animal Feeding, oversaw the development and publication of the industry's first Feed Manual and more recently set up the International Feed regulators Meeting that brings together feed regulators with national association representatives to resolve trade and safety issues that hinders not only the trade in feedstuffs and feed ingredients by also the development of feed production in developing countries.
“I am proud to have played a role in the creation and development of a strong organisation that now connects firmly with FAO, Codex and the United Nations.
“This is a long way from where we started almost quarter of a century ago. The journey has been difficult, but I leave the organisation in strong hands and capable of taking on the challenges of providing feed to meet the likely demand for meat and animal protein products as the world population increases from its 6.5 billion today to over nine billion in less than 40 years.”
IFIF is a member driven organisation and I have valued my time serving national feed associations and bringing like-minded people in the industries that support feed production together to work toward a common objective, he adds.
Mr Gilbert leaves the Federation to focus on other activities. The office of Secretary General is being replaced with that of an Executive Director with an appointment imminent.