Edible Insects Breeding
Edible insects: home-growing or big industries?
Interview with Katharina Unger, founder of LivinFarms The idea of a domestic edible insects breeding object suggests that you have a very clear vision about the future of human entomophagy. Could you share that idea with us? From the very beginning of this project, my goal was to empower people to grow their own food, […]
The multi million dollars destiny of the edible insects industry
Interview with Jason Drew, co-founder of Agriprotein What’s the”vision for the future” behind AgriProtein project? We started our research and pilot production in the tractor shed of my farm in 2009. We then developed partnerships with major foundations as well as universities in seveal countries to further our research into insect meal as a protein […]
Woven: exciting times for edible insects industry in UK
Interview with Matt Anderson, Director of Woven Tell us about Woven Network The idea behind Woven was formulated by Nick Rousseau, now the Managing Director, after having seen in the media the potential insects have as a food of the future. After getting in touch with some of the then current stakeholders in the sector, […]
The role of edible insects in Mars colonization
Interview with the bioMars Team Tell us about the Epic Challenge Program. Epic Challenge is a learning program that was first developed by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA. The main idea of the program is to help students to develop their scientific understanding and skills by coming up with creative […]
Sahakhun Bug Farm: from Thailand to the european market
Interview with Mr. Thanaphum Muang-Ieam, co-founder and Ceo of Sahakhun Bug Farm Let’s know the story behind Sahakhun Bug Farm project Sahakhun Bug Farm Limited Partnership is located in Thailand, we breed edible crickets “Acheta Domesticus” (House Crickets) for human consumption only. We not only breed crickets but we’re also manufacturer (frozen&steamed house crickets, proteic powder […]
Italian design for domestic edible insects breeding
Francesco Faccin, designer You’ve designed and realized a terrarium for edible insects domestic breeding, how you got the idea? The project “Home breeding” was born because I was invited to participate to the exhibition “The selective affinities” in Triennale (Milan) by Aldo Colonetti; the theme was food (for Expo). For some time I’ve been interested in […]
Insects rearing: interview with Prof. N. Leppla
Interview with Dr. Norman Leppla, professor at Entomology and Nematology Department of the University of Florida, insects rearing expert What are the difficulties to face when rearing insects in laboratory? Recongition of insect rearing as a profession. The next generation of leaders in the field. More scientists conducting research on rearing insects. High quality publications, […]
