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Modular insect farming technology has been developed for food businesses to upcycle organic waste on-site into a sustainable protein alternative.
Supermarket giant Tesco has provided start-ups created to boost biodiversity on farms and reduce carbon emissions from agricultural value chains with the funding and connections with businesses that they need to scale. There is a focus on getting foods produced using these innovations onto Tesco’s shelves.
The Fera-led R&D project, Enigma I, is reporting impressive results halfway through its investigation into sustainable wireworm control – a pest issue causing significant annual yield losses in root vegetable and salad crops.
Food companies can potentially cut their volumes of waste up to 75% using insect bioconversion, whilst at the same time creating valuable new revenue streams, FoodNavigator hears.
Food companies can potentially cut their volumes of waste up to 75% using insect bioconversion, whilst at the same time creating valuable new revenue streams, FoodNavigator hears.