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
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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
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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
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Protix recognized for its sustainabilityFour Protix ingredients receive sustainability recognition.Read the Article
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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
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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
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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
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Black flies innovation wins farmer’s fairGodfrey Ssali feeds the insects with water while the larvae feed on any decomposing foodstuff from the market and leftover foodsRead the Article
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A look inside the Asia insect-for-feed industry - All About FeedHow the quest is going to develop the insects-for-feed and food supply chain within Asia and beyond. Now 7 years old, the Asian Food and Feed InsectRead the Article
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Black soldier flies are my cash cowThe process of producing the protein-rich ingredient starts with the female black soldier fly laying eggsRead the Article
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Ynsct rival from Estonia, FlyFeed nets $3M to fight global food crisis with insect farming tech — TFNEstonian international insect farming startup, FlyFeed, has scored $3 million in a seed round from angel investors.Read the Article
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FlyFeed flies in the face of the global food crisisThe production process uses organic leftovers as food for the black soldier fly insects, which reduces the final price of manufactured protein.Read the Article
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Insects Business idea | Urban Farming In Pakistan | Start Business With Low Investment | BOL BuzzInsects Business idea | Urban Farming In Pakistan | Start Business With Low Investment | BOL Buzz#UrbanFarming #InsectBusiness #BOLBuzz Breaking News | Lates...Read the Article
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Insect protein maker raises $250 million in funding roundInnovafeed’s round of Series D funding was joined by Qatar Investment Authority, ADM and Cargill.Read the Article
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EU land-based shrimp farmers team up with Protix and others to develop insect-based feed - WorldakkamSeveral major players in the European aquaculture sector have joined forces to launch a new feed specifically designed for land-based shrimp to promote sustainable production of the species. European land-based shrimp farmers Crusta Nova and Förde Garnelen (a wholly owned [...]
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Maggots key to crisis-time fertilizer for Ugandan farmersKAYUNGA, Uganda (AP) — Moses Wamugango peered into the plastic vats where maggots wriggled in decomposing filth, the enviable project of a neighbor who spoke of the fertilizer problem he had been able to solve.Read the Article
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The hungry bugs fighting Uganda’s fertiliser crisisAs fertiliser prices shot up following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Ugandan villager Peter Wakisi fretted for the future of his small farm and his young family.Read the Article
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Aussie scientists aim to breed ‘superfly’Australian scientists are trying to breed a “superfly” that can produce up to one hundred times more offspring, with the larvae to also be used as animal food.Read the Article
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Breeding better waste-munching fliesAre waste-munching flies the key to doing more with our waste? James Cook University researchers are exploring the potential of fly farming.Read the Article
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Opportunities, challenges and solutions for black soldier fly larvae-based animal feed productionIncreasing global demand for animal protein combined with an urgent need to advance towards global sustainability, as enshrined within the Sustainable…Read the Article
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Tiny fly larvae’s big food waste potentialBlack soldier fly larvae are great at taking food waste and turning it into protein, but there’s a...Read the Article
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Meet the ex-BCL leader taking a lead in black soldier fly farmingIn the last couple of years, farming of black soldier flies as a cheap alternative protein source for animal feed, is gaining popularity among some well-informed Bangladeshi farmers. Duranta Biplob, a former BCL leader and still an active Awami League member, is among those [...]
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Morrisons pioneers circular waste technology to produce UK’s first own-label carbon neutral eggMorrisons has become the first UK supermarket to launch its own line of carbon neutral eggs as part of its target to be directly supplied by ‘zero emission’ British farms by 2030.Read the Article
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Why Morrisons’ insect-fed eggs could be just the beginningMorrisons, which has this week launched carbon neutral eggs from hens fed on insects, believes this type of environmentally friendly feed and production process could be a game changerRead the Article
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£1 million insect research lab opens in YorkAgri-food and environmental science company Fera Science Ltd has opened a specialist insect laboratory at its Bioscience Campus (YBC) location in York, UK. The £1 million expansion involved converting a former storage unit on site into a purpose-built insect research unit, increasing Fera’s presence…Read the Article
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Lord of the flies: The promise of sustainable protein in fly larvae - Manitoba Co-operatorA mass of writhing maggots feasting on decomposing organic matter isn’t the most appetizing mental image. In fact, for most people, the role of the fly inRead the Article
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Rainforest Alliance introduces insect rearing project to Kenyan farmersAn international Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Rainforest Alliance, has embarked on a programme of popularizing insect rearing as a new lifeline and source of income among youth and women in Embu and Kirinyaga Counties in Kenya.Read the Article
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‘A major step forward for the insect industry’: Ÿnsect celebrates EFSA green lightHuman insect consumption has received another boost as the lesser mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus) becomes the fourth insect to receive a positive assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for human consumption.Read the Article
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Waste To Value! This Bengaluru-Based Startup Is Upcycling Food Waste By Black Soldier Fly LarvaeEstablished in 2019 by 2 IITians, ‘Loopworm’ is working in the ‘Waste to Value’ biotechnology space, primarily focused on upcycling food waste to high-value raw materials by using ’Black Soldier Fly...Read the Article
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Black soldier fly, a friendly insectI have been hearing the complaint about the quality of fish and poultry feed for a long. Farmers complain that the food available in the market does not contain as much protein,Read the Article