Source: allaboutfeed. Protix, producer of insect protein production, and Hendrix Genetics, global multi-species animal genetics company, will team up to develop an insect breeding programme. The programme aims to further improve the potential of insects as an efficient protein converter from feedstock to ingredient. Founded on the achievements made in...
Why Salmon Eating Insects Instead of Fish Is Better for Environment
Source: NationalGeographic Companies in Europe have developed new kinds of feed for salmon farms that could help the environment—if they can scale up quickly. Researchers in the Netherlands have come up with a new, more sustainable way to feed salmon that are grown in aquaculture environments: insects. Most of the...
Update: A-Z of insect protein/oil companies
source: allaboutfeed Insect based ingredients as valuable additions to livestock and fish diets is a hot topic. But who is doing what and where? All About Feed has updated its list of companies from around the world, active in producing insects or insect meal/oil for livestock and fish. Insect protein companies...
BBC award for protein that will feed the world
Source: https://agriprotein.com/press-articles/bbc-award-for-protein-that-will-feed-the-world/ Insect protein pioneer wins broadcaster’s first international food and farming award 20 September 2017 AGRIPROTEIN has won fresh acclaim in the quest for a new source of protein to feed the planet’s burgeoning population.The waste-to-nutrient pioneer was on 20 September 2017 named the BBC Food Chain Global Champion for...
July 1: A milestone for insect protein
As of July 1 2017, insect protein will be allowed to be used in aquafeed. The insect sector is thrilled that this milestone to start using insect protein is now official. The EU Regulation 2017/893 now permits the use of insect proteins as fish feed, derived from the following insect...
Protix Receives 45M€ in Funding to Scale Production of Insect Proteins
Dongen, The Netherlands (June 13, 2017) - Today, the insect supply industry reached a significant milestone with Netherlands-based Protix, the leading insect company, closing 45M€ in funding – delivered by Aqua-Spark, the first investment company focused on sustainable aquaculture, Rabobank, BOM and various private investors. click here
AgriProtein to build 20 fly farms in US and Canada
http://www.allaboutfeed.net/New-Proteins/Articles/2017/3/AgriProtein-to-build-20-fly-farms-in-US-and-Canada-112738E/ AgriProtein has set up camp in North America with the aim of building 20 fly farms in the US and Canada in pursuit of its global targets of 100 fly farms by 2024 and 200 by 2027. The world's biggest fly-farmer and first commercial-scale insect meal producer, AgriProtein is...
Using wild insects to feed Kenyan poultry and fish
http://www.allaboutfeed.net/New-Proteins/Articles/2017/3/Using-wild-insects-to-feed-Kenyan-poultry-and-fish-112811E/ A new study looked at possibilities to attract the Black Soldier Fly to the Bondo area of Western Kenya, and to develop appropriate methods for larvae farming for utilisation as poultry feed and fish feed in smallholder farming systems in Kenya. Small scale poultry and fish farmers in Africa...
First insect farm in Saudi Arabia
http://www.allaboutfeed.net/New-Proteins/Articles/2017/3/First-insect-farm-in-Saudi-Arabia-109654E/ Insect producer AgriProtein has signed a deal with Saudi technology hub Sajt to build a commercial-scale production of insect-based animal feed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Sajt will use AgriProtein’s factory blueprint to build the first of three fly farms in Saudi Arabia, boosting food security and supporting...
Canadian approval for insects in salmon feed
http://www.allaboutfeed.net/New-Proteins/Articles/2017/2/Canadian-approval-for-insects-in-salmon-feed-99434E/ Enterra Feed Corporation has received approval from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to sell its Whole Dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae as a feed ingredient for salmonids, including farmed salmon, trout and arctic char. With this approval, the company is now the first to market and sell this...