When Francine Mashimango fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with her nine children in 2018, she never imagined that a few years later, she would be supporting her family by ...

Insect droppings, commonly known as insect frass, may seem useless and downright disgusting, but scientists found that this waste can improve soil health when added as a fertilizer in farming. Insect ...

Bob Fischer is on the board of the Insect Welfare Research Society and the Arthropoda Foundation. All told, trillions of insects are farmed each year across the globe – more than all other livestock ...

DOLE, France (Reuters) - Growing global demand for food is putting a squeeze on available land and one French startup says it has the answer: indoor insect farming. Ynsect raised $224 million from ...

Insect proteins have many advantages, from an environmental perspective, over cattle. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), insect farming requires lower levels of land and water use, and a ...

Flybox founders, left to right: Larry Kotch (CCO), Andrea Jagodic (CEO), Thomas Stringer (CFO) The Grow™: Flybox's first market-ready insect farming unit Flybox is developing the world’s first modular ...

The £1.5 million farm, which has its own chief scientist, aims to produce 3,500 tons of insect protein a year using the black soldier fly.

With increasing demand on our food systems, insect farming presents a sustainable alternative that aligns with circular economy principles. This month, a groundbreaking European Union ...