Insects Feed
Edible insects in Latin America
Interview with Prof. Eraldo Costa Neto, Professor of Ethnobiology at the Universidad de Feira de Santana – Bahia State (Brazil) Many people in the West think that edible insects are widely consumed in Latin America. Is it true? Considering the use of insects as human food throughout Latin America, there is no representation of the […]
Insects feed from Russia
Interview with Ivan Sokolov, CEO of Biogenesis Tell us how Biogenesis project started The issue of waste processing in Russia is particularly urgent: about 70 million tons of waste are generated annually in our country. Just imagine, in terms of volume, this can be compared to 10 Pyramids of Cheops! And it is mostly food […]
Insects feed from Lithuania
Interview with Domantas Tracevicius, cofounder of Insectum Tell us about Insectum and how you got involved in the insect world For the past 10 years I have spent working with various biodegradable waste composting. Composting is a great waste treatment process, which allows to return nutrients to soil. But compost itself is a rather low […]
Feed Protein Vision 2018
Feed Protein Vision 2018: organized by the publishers of FeedNavigator.com, the event focuses on sustainable innovation with key networking opportunities with industry leaders, tactical thinkers and many more. With debates, speed networking opportunities, and a chance to munch over hot button topics at lunch, you will connect with people working on innovation in feed protein or related […]
IPIFF’s market forecast
A short talk with Antoine Hubert, IPIFF President, after the 2017 Conference The IPIFF Conference was a great success, what are the most interesting news for the feed sector emerged during the meeting? The European Commission (EC) is planning to allow insect-origin processed animal protein (PAP) in poultry feed: in the ‘best case scenario’, the […]
Auchan sells insects-fed trouts
A group of French trout farmers have started using insect protein in the diets of their fish – the move is part of a tie-up between a local insect meal producer, InnovaFeed, and retailing giant, Auchan. The first trouts will be sold in Auchan’s stores around March 2018. Continue reading on Feednavigator.
A new book by A. Van Huis
Alternative protein sources are urgently required as the available land area is not sufficient to satisfy the growing demand for meat. Insects have a high potential of becoming a new sector in the food and feed industry, mainly because of the many environmental benefits when compared to meat production. This will be outlined in the […]
