Natural Project Charter
1. To produce animal proteins to feed the human population
- To insure a competitive, regular and planned production.
- To produce in well-managed, sanitary conditions
2. To use natural resources responsibly
- To select animals for protein production which provides the most beneficial balance of quality-meat yield, feed efficiency and production numbers
- To optimize the animal nutritional performance to control the consumption of inputs
- To limit energy use by choosing alternatives to fossil fuels
- To better manage water consumption
3. To support local, sustainable animal production practices
- To produce food close to where it is consumed
- To create economic value by contributing to local social development
- To promote the use of byproducts and co-products
4. To promote the use of biological sanitary and environmental solutions
- To develop, implement and maintain production unit biosecurity
- To promote preventative animal health programs such as vaccine protocols and disinfection practices
- To prevent contamination risks through controlled management of the bacterial ecology
5. To promote and incentivize the use of the NATURAL PROJECT approach
- To create and promote an annual NATURAL PROJECT Award contest for the best innovation dossier submitted.