Flies and crickets, the feed business of the future

ROME - Raising fly larvae to produce dry food for dogs with a high protein content, an excellent stabilizer of the intestinal bacterial flora able to prevent infections and diseases. But also use insects to convert fruit and vegetable remains into protein meal and oil for use in feed. These are some experiences ready to be operational by Confagricoltura companies and start-ups that have seen us long by entering the novel food sector with a straight leg. Also because the EU has just approved a proposal that allows the reintroduction of animal proteins processed by non-ruminants and insects in feed for poultry and pigs, dropping a ban dating back to the time of the Mad Cow; an opinion in line with the principles of the Farm to Fork strategy,which aims to promote a more circular and sustainable production of food and feed. However, there is still a last mile to produce feed, biogas, bioplastics and agricultural fertilizers with insects. Confagri points out that it is necessary to update the national legislation by the Ministry of Health, behind the European one and to overcome the bureaucratic difficulties that are holding back the growth of a sector with great potential. As part of the novel food legislation, the European Food Safety Authority Efsa has expressed a first complete assessment on an insect-derived product (the Tenebrio Molitor larva) proposed as a human food and is currently examining another ten questions concerning other types of insects.However, there is still a last mile to produce feed, biogas, bioplastics and agricultural fertilizers with insects. Confagri points out that it is necessary to update the national legislation by the Ministry of Health, behind the European one and to overcome the bureaucratic difficulties that are holding back the growth of a sector with great potential. As part of the novel food legislation, the European Food Safety Authority Efsa has expressed a first complete assessment on an insect-derived product (the Tenebrio Molitor larva) proposed as a human food and is currently examining another ten questions concerning other types of insects.However, there is still a last mile to produce feed, biogas, bioplastics and agricultural fertilizers with insects. Confagri points out that it is necessary to update the national legislation by the Ministry of Health, behind the European one and to overcome the bureaucratic difficulties that are holding back the growth of a sector with great potential. As part of the novel food legislation, the European Food Safety Authority Efsa has expressed a first complete assessment on an insect-derived product (the Tenebrio Molitor larva) proposed as a human food and is currently examining another ten questions concerning other types of insects.behind the European one and overcome the bureaucratic difficulties that are holding back the growth of a sector with great potential. As part of the novel food legislation, the European Food Safety Authority Efsa has expressed a first complete assessment on an insect-derived product (the Tenebrio Molitor larva) proposed as a human food and is currently examining another ten questions concerning other types of insects.behind the European one and overcome the bureaucratic difficulties that are holding back the growth of a sector with great potential. As part of the novel food legislation, the European Food Safety Authority Efsa has expressed a first complete assessment on an insect-derived product (the Tenebrio Molitor larva) proposed as a human food and is currently examining another ten questions concerning other types of insects.another ten questions concerning other types of insects.another ten questions concerning other types of insects.

Several projects signed by Confagricoltura: if the Bugslife start-up of the president of the Youth of Confagri Umbria, Caterina Luppa, is breeding insects for pet food, the first bio-conversion farm 'Bef Biosystem' is located in the province of Alessandria, which boasts a unique value for sustainability and the circular economy. Also in Piedmont, in the province of Turin, the 'Italian Cricket Farm' is ready to use Tenebrio Molito larvae in an experimental project of high protein feed for laying hens. Instead, it is called 'Alia Insect Farm', the company in Truccazzano in the Milan area, which aims to become an innovative agrifarm for the breeding and processing of edible crickets 100% made in Italy. It is a huge business Confagri recalls:according to International platform of insects for food and feed, more than 6 thousand tons / year of insect proteins are produced in Europe but forecasts are to reach between 2 and 5 million tons by 2030, depending on the legislative framework that will have in the next years.