In an effort to address the environmental impact of farming animals for meat, this company is using bugs to help build a more sustainable food chain. Entocycle makes healthy food for livestock by turning food waste into an insect-based protein for the purpose of reducing intensive animal farming.
Using larvae, they produce an alternative feed that is said to to be superior to soymeal, due to the amount of rainforests destroyed for the purpose of growing soy crops. Many fish and free-range poultry eat insects naturally as part of their diet. Using black soldier flies as a source of protein for livestock and aquaculture purposes is more eco-friendly and 320 times more efficient than conventional soya production with Entocycle's vertical farming technology. They also provide food waste management services.
Larvae Livestock Feed
Entocycle Uses Insect-Based Protein to Build a More Sustainable Food Chain
Trend Themes
1. Insect-based Protein - Opportunity to disrupt traditional animal feed with sustainable insect-based protein alternative.
2. Vertical Farming Technology - Opportunity to disrupt traditional farming methods with sustainable vertical farming technology to produce insect-based protein.
3. Food Waste Management - Opportunity to disrupt current food waste practices by implementing efficient waste management programs into sustainable livestock feed production.
Industry Implications
1. Animal Feed - Animal feed industry has an opportunity to embrace more sustainable alternatives to traditional feed such as insect-based protein.
2. Farming - Farming industry has an opportunity to adopt more sustainable and efficient vertical farming technology for insect-based protein production.
3. Waste Management - Waste management industry has an opportunity to collaborate with sustainable livestock feed production companies to optimize food waste management practices.