About HumVi

HumVi is a product produced by Vitens containing humic and fulvic acids. These substances are filtrated as byproduct to decolor drinking water. HumVi can be added to animal feed as a growth-promoting agent. Benefits of using humic and fulvic acids have been reported for plant growth, pig performance and egg production by laying hens, but the effects of adding HumVi as a growth-promoting agent to pigfeed in the production of piglets have been well investigated and documented.

Agri-footprint® Performance Report

Agri-footprint® Performance Report shows why a product is a front runner in the field of sustainability. The report shows the environmental performance of a specific product. One of the features of the Performance Report is the clear and visual presentation of (complex) information, which makes the information accessible for many customer groups. The full Life Cycle Inventory is published in the Agri-footprint® database and the Life Cycle Impact Assessment can be reproduced using SimaPro.

Some highlights

• Using HumVi in the feed for production of piglets reduces the impact on climate change by 6.0% compared to regular piglet production.
• Water depletion is reduced by 6.2%, while freshwater eutrophication and agricultural land occupation are reduced by approximately 5.5%.

There are approximately 5.600.000 piglets weighing less than 20kg in the Netherlands (2016). The annual reduced environmental impact of using HumVi is comparable to:

• driving around the world in a car 3550 times,
• the surface of 2600 soccer fields
• or the annual water use of almost 1200 Dutch households.