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Sea Forest, a seaweed climate solutions company based in Tasmania, has signed an agreement to distribute SeaFeed, its algae-based animal feed supplement, to Noa’s Herd, an East African agricultural technology company.
The implementation of Sea Forest’s feed supplements in East Africa is expected to begin as early as 2025, starting with 30,000 cattle spread across 15 farms in Uganda and Kenya. Noa’s Herd will closely monitor the impact of the supplement, measuring the resultant reduction in methane emissions.
Previous peer-reviewed studies have shown that adding just a teaspoon of SeaFeed per day to an animal’s diet can reduce livestock methane emissions by up to 90 percent, and the first phase of Sea Forest’s expansion into Uganda and Kenya has been estimated to reduce agricultural emissions by more than 60,000 tonnes.
“This is an important partnership for so many reasons. Not only will it be reducing methane emissions from day one, but this project will provide capital to farmers in one of the poorest parts of the world through carbon credits. This access to finance will allow them to catch up with the rest of the world and help sustain their livelihoods,” said Nicholas Katongole, Noa’s Herd cofounder and CEO, in a press release.
“Sea Forest’s mission is to make a meaningful contribution to greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Our partnership with Noa's Herd in East Africa is an important step towards this outcome,” concluded Sam Elsom, Sea Forest chief executive.
