SeaStock has entered into a strategic partnership with Colombian dairy company Alquería to develop and validate AlgaToro™ in Colombia, marking an important step in SeaStock’s expansion into Latin America.
Under the partnership, Colombia will become the first country in Latin America where AlgaToro™ is evaluated under real-world livestock production conditions. Initial evaluations are expected to take place on Alquería farms, allowing the technology to be assessed within tropical pasture-based dairy systems.
AlgaToro™ is SeaStock’s naturally derived livestock solution developed from Asparagopsis, a red algae species that has been extensively researched for its potential to reduce enteric methane emissions produced during livestock digestion.
Available research around Asparagopsis-based solutions has demonstrated the potential for significant methane reduction, and the Colombia program will help generate further knowledge around how the technology performs within Latin American grazing systems.
Combining Australian marine science with Colombian dairy expertise
The partnership brings together SeaStock’s expertise in cultivating, processing and developing commercial applications from Asparagopsis with Alquería’s more than six decades of experience working with Colombian dairy farmers.
The collaboration is designed to help adapt AlgaToro™ to local production conditions while supporting the development of more productive and lower-emission livestock systems.
For SeaStock, the agreement represents another step towards building an international commercial pathway for AlgaToro™, alongside the company’s growing activity across Australia, Japan and other global markets.
Learn more about the algae behind SeaStock’s technology: Asparagopsis Algae
Supporting lower-emission agriculture
Methane generated by cattle is one of the major emissions challenges facing global agriculture. SeaStock is developing naturally derived technologies designed to help livestock producers address that challenge while maintaining commercially viable farming systems.
The Alquería partnership will provide an opportunity to evaluate AlgaToro™ within a market and farming environment very different from Australia, helping build the evidence base required for broader international adoption.
Learn more about SeaStock’s work towards lower-emission agriculture: The Carbon Footprint
SeaStock’s international growth
The Colombia partnership forms part of SeaStock’s wider strategy to commercialise high-value products derived from sustainably cultivated Asparagopsis.
Alongside agricultural applications such as AlgaToro™, SeaStock is developing naturally derived products for the food and beverage, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries.
In the media
The SeaStock and Alquería partnership has already attracted coverage in Colombia, including features examining how AlgaToro™ could contribute to more sustainable livestock production.
The Colombian coverage confirms that the partnership is intended to evaluate AlgaToro™ on Alquería farms and establish Colombia as the technology’s first Latin American testing market.
