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The Netherlands: Turning insects into fertilizer, feed and oil

Insects are often seen as pests, but many species can provide new sources of food, materials, and even ways to clean up plastic waste. Here are 10 companies in this space that we think are worth watching. 

Dutch insect farm Protix attracts new capital, may look at IPO: FD

This high-tech farm makes 15,000 tonnes of larvae a year, mostly to be used in animal feed as an environmentally friendly alternative to soya.

The company is at full-scale operation in the Netherlands and looking to ramp up globally.

The Protix facility farms black soldier flies (left) to produce protein meals. Protix/Emilie Filou Insider went inside the world's largest fly farm

The Protix facility farms black soldier flies (left) to produce protein meals. Protix/Emilie Filou Insider went inside the world's largest fly farm

Features What pairs with beetle? Startups seek to make bugs tasty LONDON (AP) — Tiziana Di Costanzo makes pizza dough from scratch, mixing together flour, yeast, a pinch of salt, a dash of olive oil and something a bit more unusual — ground acheta domesticus, better known as cricket powder. by Kelvin Chan, AP Business Writer Jul. 27 2021 @ 11:05pm Tom Mohan, co-founder of Horizon Insects, holds a handful of Tenebrio molitor larvae, at the company’s London insect farm on June 2, 2021. Whil...

What pairs with beetle? Startups seek to make bugs tasty KELVIN CHAN, AP Business Writer July 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Now Playing: Billions of people around the globe regularly eat insects, but theyre not commonly found in Western diets. All of that could change as the Earths growing population puts more pressure on global food production. (July 15) Video: Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Tiziana Di Costanzo makes pizza dough from scratch, mixi...

What pairs with beetle? Startups seek to make bugs tasty KELVIN CHAN, AP Business Writer July 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 15 1of15Tom Mohan, co-founder of Horizon Insects, holds a handful of Tenebrio molitor larvae, at the company’s London insect farm on June 2, 2021. While insects are commonly eaten in parts of Asia and Africa, theyre increasingly seen as a viable food source in the West as Earth’s growing population puts more pressure on global food production. Experts say ...