{"id":12635,"date":"2023-03-01T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T12:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1394488"},"modified":"2023-03-01T12:21:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T12:21:00","slug":"insect-farming-startup-targets-pet-food-as-gateway-to-human-consumption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=12635","title":{"rendered":"Insect farming startup targets pet food as gateway to human consumption"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Evolving views on food are challenging traditional diets \u2014 and not just for humans. Innovative dining options are also being added to the menus of our pets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Startups have proposed numerous new ways to satiate their appetites. The <\/span>UK\u2019s <\/span>Bella and Duke<\/span>, for instance, caters to animals on raw diets, <\/span>while Sweden\u2019s Buddy Pet Foods serves natural dry food, and Portugal\u2019s Barkyn personalises their grub.<\/span><\/p>\n

If none of those excites their palates, our furry friends could try a more avant-garde delicacy: insects.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s what\u2019s cooking in the kitchen of FlyFeed<\/span><\/a>, an Estonia-based startup<\/a>.  The company has developed an automated farming system that turns fly larvae into animal feed. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s challenging for humans, but a no-brainer for animals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Arseniy Olkhovskiy, who founded FlyFeed in 2021, said the concept emerged from research into malnutrition. He concluded that insect farming can provide an affordable and sustainable<\/a> solution to protein shortages. But he plans to feed animals before approaching humans.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s challenging in human food right now, because people don\u2019t really want to eat something connected to insects \u2014 but it\u2019s a no-brainer in animal feed,\u201d Olkhovskiy told TNW.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 24-year-old rattles through a lengthy list of benefits of farming insects: they\u2019re fed reprocessed waste that would otherwise rot in dumps; they grow up to 100 times faster than conventional animal food sources; they\u2019re rich in high-quality nutrients; their production costs are minimal; and they require far fewer environmental resources than traditional agriculture.<\/p>\n

Olkhovskiy promises they\u2019re also highly palatable for pets. He says that his own cat is a fan of the flavours.<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/i><\/a>Olkhovskiy studied over 40 alternative food production technologies before focusing on insect farming. Credit: FlyFeed<\/figcaption>