Insects Feed
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 […]
1st July 2017: insects proteins allowed in aquafeed
The new Regulation on the use of insects-derived proteins in aquafeed has finally been published on the Official Journal of the European Union! The first big step ahead. Clic here to read the full text.