Increasing Consumer Awareness to Fuel Adoption of Edible Insects For Animal Feed Market - Lake Shore GazetteManufacturers in the global edible insects for animal feed market are accelerating their growth by increasing their offerings in the commercial market. This is being witnessed mainly in Europe, where insect-based feed manufacturers are improving the commercialization of insect-based proteins. The [...]
Multi X becomes first in Chile to raise salmon exclusively on insect proteinChilean salmon farmer Multi X is expecting next Spring a big milestone in its 35-year history: the harvest of Atlantic salmon reared exclusively on fish feed made with insect protein. The company entered the country’s salmon aquaculture record books this month for becoming [...]
Insect farming under fire as new fish welfare benchmark is launchedAn aquaculture standard that includes a ban on insect-based feed ingredients - for environmental and ethical concerns - has been heralded as the most robust fish welfare standard currently available tRead the Article
Demand for insect protein could hit 500,000 tons by 2030The demand for insect protein, mainly as an ingredient in feed and pet food, could reach half a million metric tons by 2030, up from today’s market of around 10,000 metric tons, predict the authors of a new RaboResearch report.Read the Article
Black soldier fly prepupae fortified with selenium for feed - All About FeedBlack Soldier Fly (BSF) prepupae can be fortified with inorganic selenite and become a source of inorganic and organic selenium in feed and in food,Read the Article
Multi X launches Chile’s first-ever insect-based aquafeed pilot | SeafoodSourceMulti X, through a collaboration with BioMar and Food 4 the Future, is implementing Chile’s first pilot fish feed plan using insect protein.Read the Article
Multi X, Biomar trial insect meal salmon project in first for South America | IntraFishMulti X aims to raise 1.4 million salmon using insect meal in partnership with BioMar, and Chilean startup Food 4 the Future (F4F).Read the Article
2022 Innovation Issue: Insects can be solution to food supply concerns - Indianapolis Business JournalThe protein found in bugs—and their ability to gobble up organic waste—could be key to addressing worldwide concerns over food supplies, greenhouse gas emissions, and land and water utilization.Read the Article
Climate minister inaugurates UAE’s first ‘waste-to-feed’ projectBlack soldier fly larvae are fed leftover food and harvested for animal feed and organic fertiliserRead the Article
Inseco raises $5.3m in seed funding, South African insect protein player looks to scaleInsect protein producer, Inseco, has raised $5.3m in what is South Africa’s largest ever startup seed funding round.Read the Article
Malaysia to use black soldier fly larvae in organic waste treatmentTANAH MERAH: Malaysia will soon use black soldier fly larvae to process organic waste, including those in landfills, said the country’s Environment and Water Ministry on SundayRead the Article
Better Origin raises $16m for X1 insect mini-farm to transform the food sectorSystem turns food that would previously have been wasted into pellets for poultry via black soldier fliesRead the Article
UK Ag-Tech Start-Up raises $16m to expand insect mini-farms - All About FeedUK-based ag-tech start-up Better Origin has raised $16m to help expand its hyperlocal, automated and easily installed mini-insect farms. The company hasRead the Article
Better Origin raises $16m to expand reach of its AI powered mini-insect farmsMini-insect farm developer, Better Origin, has raised $16m. The funding round was led by Balderton Capital but existing investors Fly Ventures and Metavallon VC also participated.Read the Article
Better Origin’s AI-powered insect mini-farms are localising the food chain for protein sustainability and securityAg-tech start-up Better Origin wants to fix the broken food chain through its AI-powered insect ‘mini-farms’. The group has just completed a Series A funding round. FoodNavigator catches up with CEO Fotis Fotiadis to learn more about what the future holds.Read [...]
The worm that could shield farmers from exploitative animal feed prices - FarmKenya Initiativef the 28 insects that were subjected to research by icipe the lack oldier ly turned out to be the most viable option for farmersRead the Article
New insect research laboratory launched in UK - All About FeedFera Science has invested £1m into creating a UK “first of its kind” insect research laboratory at its base at a leading bioscience hub on the outskirtsRead the Article
BBC World Service - People Fixing The World, Insects fixing the worldHow flies and bugs can help solve the planet’s problemsRead the Article
Zimbabwean proves maggot farming can be a viable businessBrighton Zambezi is one of Zimbabwe’s pioneering black soldier fly maggot farmers, rearing the flies to produce affordable chicken feed for farmers.Read the Article
Is the bioeconomy Europe’s biggest hidden opportunity?To understand the bioeconomy, it’s helpful to think of digitalisation — or the process of using digital tech to change business models.Read the Article
TIME TO FARM FLIES - Insect targeted for chicken and fish feedJamaica could turn to the farming of flies as a sustainable source of feed for animals such as chickens and fish. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat...Read the Article
How shipping container bug farms could solve poultry’s soya problemCambridge-based agritech business Better Origin secured a contract with Morrisons in December 2021 to install its shipping containers on 10 of its farms as the retailer chases carbon neutral eggsRead the Article
INSEACT opens Singapore’s largest insect protein facilityINSEACT Founders Tim Van Vliet and Michael Badeski were joined in cutting the ribbon by the Malaysian Deputy High Commissioner (Mr Muhammad Radzi Bin Jamaludin), Ambassador for the Kingdom of the Netherlands (HE Margriet Vonno), and Principal Investment Specialist (Mr Teo Yee Hean) of Asian Developm…Read the Article
Rwanda considers black soldier flies for protein-rich animal feedThe Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) is working with other actors in the livestock sector on research on the potential use black soldier flies (BSF) for affordable protein-rich animal feed.Read the Article
Project in Kenya looks at edible insect safety; EU approves house cricketsA research project on the safety of edible insects involving Germany and Kenya is entering its final year. The German Federal Institute for RiskRead the Article
Protix: Successful selective BSF breeding program ‘puts us about 4 years ahead of the competition’Insect protein’s sustainability profile has been boosted further by the findings of a selective breeding program, says Protix.Read the Article
Black Soldier fly larvae as beef cattle feed - price models - All About FeedBlack Soldier fly larvae (BSFL) have potential to be utilised as livestock feed and cattle may be an ideal market due to their specialised digestiveRead the Article
Breaking: Chapul Farms Raises $2.5 Million, Partners with Nexus PMG to Scale Insects as Waste and Climate Solution | Raising RegenerativeChapul, LLC announced today a $2.5 million raise in seed funding and partnership with Nexus PMG to launch Chapul Farms, an end-to-end, regenerative insect agriculture project development company…Read the Article
Insect ingredient producer raises $57 million in investmentsProtix will use the investments to fund international expansion and future R&D.Read the Article
Homa Bay youths urged to grow black soldier fliesThey will help in poultry production and fish farming; the 15 groups will be supported with Sh100,000 loan for the projectRead the Article