I received an invitation from SEARCA i.e. the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture to deliver a module on edible insects at a summer school in the Philippine. SEARCA was founded in 1966 and is one of the oldest among 24 specialist institutions of the...
World Food Day Colloquium organized by the Food Security Center at the University of Hohenheim, Report by Marwa Shumo
World Food Day is a day of action dedicated to tackling global hunger. Held annually on 16th October celebrating the creation of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The focus of the day is that food is a basic and fundamental human right. Yet, in a world of billions, over 820 million people...
Contribution Paper – The application of insect frass as fertilising product in agriculture
The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed – the European association representing the stakeholders involved in the production of insects – is publishing today its ‘Contribution Paper on the application of insect frass as fertilising product in agriculture‘, a document which presents the position of the umbrella association...
Contribution Paper – The Research Priorities of the European Insect Sector
The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF) is publishing today a Contribution Paper on the Research Priorities of the European insect producing sector, entitled ‘The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed – building bridges between the insect production chain, research and policymakers’. This document is...
Insects tipped to rival sushi as fashionable food of the future
Cricket crisps and buffalo worm burgers could be as fashionable as sushi within a decade due to falling prices and a waning “yuck factor”, which analysts believe could push the bug protein market to a value of £6bn by 2030. A report has shone a spotlight on a market enjoying...
Press Release: Dutch King Willem-Alexander opens the world’s largest and most advanced insect farm in the world at Protix
Bergen op Zoom, 11 June 2019 – Today, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander officially opened the world's largest insect farm at Protix in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands. Protix produces insects for sustainable proteins by using plant waste from the environment as feed for insects. The proteins and other nutrients of insects are very...
Circular Organics™ completes Millibeter transaction:
The Belgian company Millibeter has been acquired by Circular Organics™ – a division of the Insect Technology Group™. The group also owns the insect company AgriProtein. Millibeter is now part of this group and will be rebranded as Circular Organics™. Circular Organics™ will recycle agricultural by-products and organic waste into...
British start-up breeds high performance bugs for animal feed
LONDON (Reuters) - After centuries of selective breeding of animals and plants to maximize yields in agriculture, bugs are getting the same treatment, as demand for insect protein grows. British start-up Beta Bugs is breeding high performance strains of black soldier fly for the insect feed sector, and is selecting...
IPIFF – Press Statement
Brussels, the 18th of February The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed - IPIFF - the Brussels-based umbrella organisation representing stakeholders active across the insect production value chains publishes today a 'Position Paper' entitled 'The Contribution of the European Insect Sector to Improving Sustainability from Farm to Fork'....
AgriProtein news
source: AgriProtein news Following our recent $105m fundraise, the insect protein sector continues to grow. AgriProtein is expanding its insect technology solutions and applying these to a variety of organic substrates in different market places. We are excited to announce that AgriProtein was chosen as one of TIME Magazine’s 2018...