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The University of Pretoria is looking at edible insects as a sustainable solution to global food insecurity and environmental ...
A dual-track strategy rooted in plant-based and aquatic bioresources is reshaping sustainable food systems, according to a ...
Currently, roughly 30 times as many insects are produced as the most-farmed “traditional” farm animal: the chicken. As an ethics professor , I think this raises pressing questions about what ...
Farming insects is simply part of the same old story – a system that wastes more food than it actually produces. Added to which, the consumption of insects is not without safety concerns ...
Modular insect farming technology has been developed for food businesses to upcycle organic waste on-site into a sustainable protein alternative. Far too much food intended for human consumption never ...
However, the mass farming of insects for food and feed is a modern practice. Over the last decade, the insect farming industry has been hailed as a silver bullet for many of our food system’s ...
Oliver Milman paints a picture of a world without insects. Investigative journalists Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins dive into the unappetizing world of salmon farming. Kevin Loria reports on the ...
Insect farming startup Ynsect has secured more funding as it expands globally and looks to prioritize higher-value food for pets and humans. The French company closed a €160 million, or $175 ...
Insect farming in Africa presents an opportunity to create more sustainable food sources, says Cape Town-based agri-tech company Maltento CEO Dean Smorenburg. “By rearing insects like black ...
Did you know your lipstick might be made from beetles? Or that some cat food may soon be made from flies? People farm insects for all sorts of reasons: Farmers rear bees to pollinate billions of ...