China
Report from Wuhan Conference
If you’re interested in the insects as feed and food industry, you must be aware that from the 15 to 18 of May 2018 was held the 2nd world’s conference on edible insects. The conference “Insects to feed the world 2” took place in Wuhan, China. It was the continuation of the conference which took […]
Hey, Bella Pupa!
January 22, 2018 – Bugsolutely‘s Bella Pupa won the 2017 FBIF’s Most Innovative Food prize. Bella Pupa was voted number one out of a selection of 54 competitors from different categories, including diary, drink, snack and instant foods like Wangwang, Master Kang, Haoxiangni and Three Squirrels. “Bella Pupa is providing us with a new idea […]
2018: Edible insects Conference in China
The 2nd International Conference “Insects to Feed the World” (IFW 2018) will take place during 15-20 May, 2018 in Wuhan, China, and is organized by Huazhong Agricultural University. The 1st International Conference “Insects to feed the world” was held from 14-17 May 2014 in Ede (Wageningen), the Netherlands. Dr. Arnold van Huis and Dr. Paul Vantomme (FAO senior officer) […]
Bühler: producing and processing larvae in China
A short talk with Andreas Baumann (Expert Protein Value Chain), Bühler AG Recently you’ve started an insect pilot-plant in China, can you tell us more about? We set up the pilot plant with a partner, who grows fly larvae. We installed equipment for processing the fully grown larvae on an industrial scale. The aim is […]
Giacomo Nieri joined our team at L’Entomofago
My name is Giacomo Nieri, I have a Master’s Degree in Food Management and today I will start my collaboration with “L’Entomofago”, dealing with China. My passion for edible insects started when I was reading books on Chinese medicine several years ago, then I really got into Entomophagy. Actually, China has 20% of the globe’s […]
Nick Rousseau (Woven): China mission for edible insects
As part of my work leading the Woven Network for insects in food and feed in the UK and my own international consultancy, Unconventional Connections, I have been paying particular interest in China recently. This has included a trip out, visiting three cities with a group of investors from the UK and meeting investors and […]