Insect startup adds former Hill’s Pet Nutrition executive to its teamAhmed Hassan will oversee product development and customer relations at FlyFeed.Read the Article
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The future of farming: from eating insects to urban agricultureThe Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School is supporting new ventures to improve sustainability in agriculture to meet the demands of a growing global population.Read the Article
Thinking of eating bugs to save the planet? Tribal communities in India have been doing it for centuriesThe edible insects market is set to grow to $6.3 billion by 2030, according to a studyRead the Article
Tokushima high school serves up edible crickets in mealsA high school in western Japan recently served food containing powdered crickets, collaborating with a local startup company that touts consumption of the nutritious and efficiently produced insects. Students from Komatsushimanishi High School in Tokushima Prefecture worked together with employees f…Read the Article
Eating Bugs: 6 Types Of Insects Eaten In Different CountriesSeveral cultures around the world view insects as food: people eat insects fried, barbequed, or boiled and seasoned with spices. Of course, not all insects are popular, or even easy to find, for a home cook who wants to try them at home. Here are 6 [...]
Tarantula Doughnut Tapas Are The Height Of Elegance In Cambodia - The Daily MealAll over the world, haute cuisine takes on a different meaning. One stunning example is that tarantula doughnut tapas are the height of elegance in Cambodia.Read the Article
What it takes to rear insects for use as animal feedsCrickets have 62.3 to 67 percent protein, which is equivalent to the percentage in fish, whose protein levels are about 66 percent and ahead of chicken, which has 30 per centRead the Article
Emerging ento-vegetarians: Edible insect industry gets legal clarity following Brexit02 Dec 2022 --- Insect-consumption advocate Woven has scored a crucial win in its fight to have insect protein recognized as a part of the human food chain. After various post-Brexit woes, Woven’s lobbying to UK Parliament to accept the inherent safety and value of insects [...]
FlyFeed’s Arseniy Olkhovskiy believes humans will eat a lot more bugsThe FlyFeed founder describes his journey from working at SaaS startups to building his own insect protein company to combat global hunger.Read the Article
A growing hunger for bugsEdible insects have been served as food in Thailand for a long time, often visible at street vendor stalls selling trays of fried insects, silkworm pupae, bamboo worms, locusts, beetles and crickets, with soy sauces and even seasonings.Read the Article
UK researchers to develop strategy for using edible insects in animal feedResearchers at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) have been awarded funds to help develop a strategy for using edible insects in animal feed.Read the Article
Tackling food neophobia could encourage people to eat more insects - The British Psychological SocietyIt might be too much to expect people to swap a Christmas turkey for Christmas crickets. But getting people in the West to eat insects is, on paper, a brilliant idea. Insects are sustainable to farm, and they’re healthy. Many are [...]
Study shows electric car batteries can be powered from crustacean byproduct | SeafoodSourceUniversity of Maryland have has deemed seafood byproduct as a plausible sustainable energy source for carsRead the Article
Insect farmingThe Marine Institute is collaborating with a pair of global companies to develop a new, sustainable source of processing discards that can be converted into high-value compounds for the agriculture, medical and nutraceutical industries.Read the Article
New Bad News About HoneybeesMSNBC’s Alex Witt spoke with Anthony Nearman, who ran a study at the University of Maryland.» Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc Republ...Read the Article
Ants as Model FarmersAnts – with their wise farming practices and efficient navigation techniques – could inspire solutions for some human problems. From The Conversation, by Scott Solomon, Associate Teaching Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Rice UniversityRead the Article
IWK Employs “Fly Maggots” To Eat Up Your Sewage Biowaste | TRPBlack soldier fly larvae can eat and process almost everything, including all the sewage sludge we don’t like to think about.Read the Article
Meet INSEACT, the Startup Using the Black Soldier Fly to Address the World’s Growing Protein Demand - CauseartistIn Episode 156 of the Disruptors for Good podcast, Causeartist contributor, Rafael Aldon, speaks with Michael Badeski, Co-founder of INSEACT, on the blackRead the Article
Waste warriors: black soldier flies turn food scraps into valueThey’re the creepy crawlies with a voracious appetite, so when it comes food waste, black soldier fly larvae are nature’s number one composters. Now, theseRead the Article
Protix recognized for its sustainabilityFour Protix ingredients receive sustainability recognition.Read the Article
LCA points to environmental benefits of insect mealThe result of a new life cycle assessment (LCA) suggest that insect-based feed ingredients have a considerably lower environmental footprint compared with common alternatives.Read the Article
Fly farming the new buzz in wine countryIn the heart of wine country in the Barossa Valley in South Australia, there’s a buzz in the...Read the Article
Woman on all-bug diet claims crickets taste like ‘fried chicken’The adventurous diner likes adorning her dishes with crickets, mealworms and other creepy crawlies.Read the Article
Edible Bugs - Bug TacoCheck out this Aussie who thought he was eating a fish taco but had a big surprise coming.#ediblebugs #edibleinsects #sustainability #sustainable #antioxidan...Read the Article
Maggot farmer named ACT Australian of YearWhen it comes to Australian of the Year nominees we generally think of doctors, scientists, sporting heroes, actors, advocates and the like.But the ACT’s nomination for the nation’s prestigious annual honour is a maggot farmer and insect-eating enthusiast with a species of fly named after her.Read the Article
Principles for the responsible use of farmed insects as livestock feed - Nature FoodInsect farming is a rapidly expanding agricultural sector with the potential to improve the environmental sustainability of livestock production. A holistic approach is needed to use farmed insects responsibly and effectively with broad benefits across food systems.Read the Article
Estonian insect farming startup flying highTallin-based Flyfeed, an insect farming startup, has developed and tested its production technology, signed letters of intent with top-tier companies, and it has also built a team of employees, partners, and advisors in under one year. In addition, it is in the process of building its first facility…Read the Article
What Science Says About ‘Edible Insects’ | HealthNewsInterest in eating insects is growing. These nutrient-dense foods may offer advantages over common livestock protein and food choices.Read the Article
Low safety risk from edible insect products, finds FSAThere is a low risk to the public from edible insects sold in the United Kingdom, according to a Food Standards Agency (FSA) assessment. The riskRead the Article
Bug-eating: a whole gastronomical experience | The ConcordianThe Montreal Insectarium recently introduced entomophagy With the climate rapidly changing, water is becoming less and less accessible.…Read the Article