French start-up raises €10.2m to scale insect-based protein output to 100,000t
'We have worked hard to become the most cost-efficient player, and this fundraising will enable nextProtein to emerge as a prominent industry-shaping company for the decade'
Victory Farms, Nutreco start commercial insect feed trials for Kenyan tilapia
The project is run in collaboration with local feedmill Unga Group, where Victory Farms is keen to ramp up production
Thai Union plots use of insect-based feed
Thai Union has committed $30m to funding alternative protein innovations, and already invested in Israeli insect feed startup Flying Spark
Dutch insect feed producer Protix attracts Rabobank investment
Protix, which opened one of the world's largest insect feed factories last June, will use Rabobank's investment to fund its international expansion
Lab acquisition gives aquaculture US R&D firm new animal health, nutrition capabilities
'There’s a lot of demand for trials to fight white spot, EMS and other shrimp diseases. So this allows us to be a lot more active' -- John Buchanan, Center for Aquaculture Technologies
Skretting adds algal oil to diets of insect-fed trout launched at retailer Auchan
Days after announcing the launch of algal-fed trout at Supermarche Match, Skretting said it was launching trout combining Veramaris algal oil with insects from InnovaFeed
African swine fever creates ‘opportunity’ for aquaculture, Alltech CEO believes
Pig feed produced in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019 fell by some 26% year-on-year to 93.3 million metric tons owing to African swine fever
Fish food: Feed, fishmeal sectors saw innovation, volatility in 2019
The aquafeed sector saw rapid innovation in 2019 as entrepreneurs and established players sought to cash in on new developments and traditional fishmeal fisheries had a rocky year
Asia needs innovative aquafeed ingredients for 2030 targets
Aquafeed ingredients developed using insects and algae as well as medium and low-tech aquaculture will have an important role in meeting Asia's protein demand for 2030
Insect meal maker sequences black soldier fly genome
Researchers at AgriProtein and South Africa's University of the Western Cape have successfully sequenced the genome for both sexes and multiple strains of the fly