They did it under cover of darkness: mothers, fathers, grandparents, children. Only at night are the locusts still and silent, their thick, yellow bodies roosting on whatever trees, crops, and grasses ...

For insect protein start-ups catering to humans rather than animals, combatting this reluctance is a major goal. “To lead them to diversify their daily protein consumption and truly make insects a ...

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 million, ...

March 20 - In some regions of the world, wild-caught insects have been a valuable source of protein for centuries. However, the mass farming of insects for food and feed is a modern practice. Over the ...

The world has a poop problem. A big one. By 2030, it will be a 3.7 billion-tonnes-a-year problem, and that’s just accounting for faeces produced by farmed animals. This, by any measure, is a lot of ...

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 ...

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