Volare, a spinoff from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, that specializes in using food production side streams as rearing substrates for Black Soldier Fly (BSF) larvae, has announced a funding round of €0.7m led by Helsinki based seed stage venture...
This week sees two legislative developments linked to EU insect production: the adoption of harmonized standards for insect frass and the addition of silkworm to the list of authorized insect species for use as protein in aquaculture feed.
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed the spotlight on meat supply and food security. We get three different perspectives on the future of global food production.
Grasshopper and cricket meal startup, Metapod, says it cannot meet the conditions in the agreement the company entered into last summer with Norway’s Salmon Group.
A Singapore based partnership will see airline food waste redirected as a rearing substrate for insects to a tech innovator involved in insect protein production.
US agribusiness group, Cargill, and French biotech firm, InnovaFeed, are aiming to feed 20 million piglets with insect oil by 2026 as they expand their original collaboration agreement.
Precision feeding in swine, and methane emissions mitigation strategies in ruminants are just two of around 50 research projects occupying the experts based at the ForFarmers Nutrition Innovation Center (NIC).
US insect protein company, EnviroFlight, has announced the development of a new R&D and corporate center in Apex, North Carolina, close to the prestigious Research Triangle Park, known for its agtech and biotech focus.
Animal feed related startups, among others, are being encouraged to participate in this year’s FoodBytes! Pitch – Rabobank’s innovation discovery platform.
EU industry experts believe a proposal that would allow the feeding of processed animal proteins (PAP) from poultry to pigs and pig PAPs to poultry again has a good chance of gaining approval this week, under a EU Commission committee voting procedure,...
An EU action plan on organic farming, launched by the EU Commission today, aims at reaching the target of 25% of agricultural land under organic farming by 2030, as well as a significant increase in organic aquaculture.
Nutreco looks to accelerate action to slash greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, address climate change and decouple the business from deforestation risk in its new sustainability strategy.
Insect protein producer, Nutrition Technologies, has opened its new industrial-scale factory in Malaysia and has just closed a US$5m fundraising round.
