Tag: BSF
Black Soldier Fly: Environmental engineer for sustainable agri-food systems
Soybeans demand vast amounts of land and water, and their cultivation often relies on intensive monoculture farming that depletes soils and reduces biodiversity. Prices...
Revolutionizing food systems by turning organic waste into high-value proteins
Commercial-scale black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) production transforms copious volumes of low-cost organic waste into high-value nutrition. In a short space of time, BSFL...
New study focuses on low environmental impact of BSF farming
Three operational Black Soldier Fly (BSF) farms in Germany were assessed in a study conducted by Better Insect Solutions in collaboration with FarmInsect. The...
Insects: Europe’s circular protein revolution
Europe’s sustainability challenge will not be solved by importing more plant-based protein from overseas or by spreading misinformation about homegrown industries, but by scaling...
Finland’s Volare secures €26M to build high-efficiency protein plant
Volare has closed a €26 million funding round to build the world’s most efficient protein factory and advance its insect protein technology. Designed as...
New Study: Insect protein enhances skin barrier and antioxidant defences for dogs
A study by the Federal University of Paraiba found that Protix’s black soldier fly protein, ProteinX, can improve dogs’ skin barrier and strengthen their...
New Report: Insect protein could be 13.5 times worse for climate than soy
Commissioned by the UK Government, a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) reveals that for 13 out of 16 main environmental impact categories, insect meal...
The Insect Oil Advantage: Healthy animals, plus a greener future
The animal feed and pet food industries rely heavily on fats and oils to provide proper nutrition and aid functionality. However, access to raw...
Nasekomo achieves breakthrough in insect bioconversion with record FCR
Nasekomo sets new industry benchmark with its proprietary Automated Insect Rearing Beds and Bots platform, achieving a record 25% feed conversion ratio (FCR) -...
Traditional food production and insect farming for protein go hand in hand
My vision of insect farming is not that it's starting to push out mainstream agriculture, but it more comes alongside it and helps to...
