Emmy Koeleman
Emmy Koeleman was born in Uithoorn, which is around 8km from Amsterdam and very close to the famous flower market in Aalsmeer.
Despite having grown up with the main horticultural area in the Netherlands on her doorstep, her interest lay in agriculture. In 1996, she began a BSc degree in Animal Husbandry at the Agricultural College in Delft. And then went on to complete an MSc in Animal Science at Wageningen University, where she completed her thesis at its department of Quantitative Veterinary Epidemiology.
Since graduating from Wageningen in 2002, Emmy has worked with a variety of companies involved in agricultural publishing. In 2003, she took up a position at Reed Business, initially as editorial assistant for the magazine Pig Progress, but since 2005 as editor of Feed Mix and co-editor of Feed Tech.
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We all know the frequently used phrase: "from farm to fork" right? But I think we are missing another important F word here: finance. If we want to cover the whole food chain in one sentence, we have to include the money part. Even more so now with feed and food prices reaching record high levels. So "from farm to fork to finance" makes much more sense.
The price of feedstuffs, the growing world population and consumer issues are affecting global agricultural businesses. This does not mean that these changes pose a threat to the poultry industry? Solutions lie in being flexible, creative and open-minded. Only then can the poultry industry remain profitable in the future. In terms of nutrition, what will be the issues that change the way we feed our chickens today and in 25 years time? And are we feeding the same type of chicken?
