NEWS 6 F&A Alternative Proteins Edition October 2023 Agritech company Manna Insect Oy announced Manna MIND Gen2, the world’s first technology that enables converting almost any kind of space, such as a shipping container or a warehouse, into an automatically climate-controlled and -optimized insect farming facility. According to the company’s statement, the Manna MIND Gen2 also optimizes power consumption, so an insect farming facility can be run even with solar panels alone, it works on all voltage levels, and enables farming insects profitably anywhere in the world, in any climate or weather conditions. The solution’s 1st generation version is already in use with customers on five continents, and it specializes in managing the climatization of used 20ft sea containers that are refurbished into insect rearing facilities. Manna Insect solves biowaste and animal feed problems with a set of solutions that are specialized in the utilization of black soldier fly (BSF) to upcycle organic waste into cost-efficient and nutritious animal feed and organic fertilizer. Manna MIND is a sensor and control unit that manages all equipment within an insect rearing facility to optimize the growth or breeding conditions to be optimal at each stage of the larvae growth cycle, making the facility the perfect environment for both upcycling of biowaste at maximum efficiency. The unit ensures that the larvae to grow as much as possible during the rearing cycle, thus creating more animal feed in the form of insect protein, and better-quality fertilizer as a side product. Manna MIND enables insect farming to be operated as a completely standalone setup even in rural farms, remote islands and fish farms, or can be set up in a factory backyard or supermarket parking lot. Farming of black soldier fly with Manna Insect’s solution requires minimal human input and workload, only approx. 6 hours for the 10-day growth period, which makes the whole insect production process extremely cost-efficient and thus profitable for a farmer. Read more>> Manna Insect Oy introduces Manna MIND Gen2 for insect farmers dsm-firmenich develops carbon net zero Single Cell Proteins dsm-firmenich announced that it has developed new, industry-leading, Single-Cell Proteins (SCPs) that have the capacity for the production of net-zero carbon protein to help meet demand and feed the global population within planetary boundaries. The company stated that SCP will ensure the sustainability of food systems by partially decoupling animal production from conventional inputs and associated challenges, e.g., fertilizer use, deforestation, and water while helping to fill the projected protein gap. The use of SCPs as an animal feed ingredient is a game-changer that can reduce the land and water footprint required for animal farming and contribute to 1.5 degrees of global warming goals, according to dsm-firmenich. SCPs are in essence a protein production powerhouse produced by fermentation technology. These proteins have an incredible potential for scalability. With very high growth rates these organisms can produce a considerable amount of protein compared to their initial weight and are the frontrunner when it comes to emerging proteins. These naturally occurring microorganisms can convert platform molecules into proteins, perfectly suited to replace fishmeal, wheat gluten, guar meal, soy or pea protein concentrates, and other plant proteins. SCP provides a readily available, protein-rich microbial biomass, in the form of yeast, bacteria, or fungi. This can be achieved by combining biotechnology with new bioscience to train and evolve microorganisms to become super protein producers and maximise the nutritional value of the non-protein part of the cell structures. Read more>>
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