From novelty to necessity? The evolution of insect farming
April 9, 2024
Industrial-scale insect farming is not for the faint-hearted. So what business models make sense, and who is going to fund the next wave of facilities?
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Tag: edible insects
Meet the founder: Protix’s Kees Aarts on insect ag… ‘You can’t come in with a Silicon Valley playbook and outcompete a legacy industry in 3 years’
March 1, 2024
“In the first six years, we had more failures than successes,” says insect ag pioneer Kees Aarts.
Armed with $8.7m in fresh capital, Nasekomo builds insect ag franchise model
January 24, 2024
Industrial-scale insect farming is not for the faint-hearted. So what business models make sense, and who is going to fund the next wave of facilities?
Data snapshot: From insect ag and vertical farming to aquaculture… the top 20 deals in Novel Farming Systems in 2023
January 11, 2024
Funding in Novel Farming Systems—an AgFunder category spanning indoor farming, insect ag, aquaculture, and algae production—fell off a cliff last year.
Processing innovations could unlock human food market for edible insects, claims Hoppy Planet Foods
January 3, 2024
Technology that eliminates the earthy color, flavor and aroma of crickets could unlock new opportunities in human food markets, claims US-based startup Hoppy Planet Foods.
Meet the founder: Insectta’s Chua Kai-Ning taps black soldier flies for high-value functional ingredients
May 19, 2023
If you’re farming edible insects for protein, scale is the name of the game, says Singapore-based startup Insectta. But if you’re mining bugs for higher-value functional ingredients, even a tiny startup can potentially compete on the global stage with the right technology.
Ÿnsect teams up with LOTTE to explore human food applications for edible insects
April 27, 2023
French startup Ÿnsect has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Korean food company LOTTE to explore human food applications for edible insects.
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