Title: Conversion of organic residues to insect biomass
Country: Germany
Bio-based sector: feed
Stakeholders involved: Madebymade, which is the company in charge of the development of insects and the subsequent production of protein; providers of organic residues in the region
Description:
Madebymade is a German company that converts agricultural organic residues into insect protein for pet food and livestock feed. The conversion process is accomplished through a farming operation of black soldier flies, where flies are fed with organic residues and fly larvae are harvested and processed into both protein products and fat and fertilizer by-products. Operations are focused on obtaining organic residues from regional supply chains in order to both prevent the residues from becoming waste and create a regional circular economic model for providing animal feed.
Operations are also designed within a modular system (based on international shipping containers) and are located on an area of over 2500 m2, where insect production is steadily increasing. The main end-product is a created protein flour generated during pressing of the larvae. It has diverse methods of utilization in the feed industry, with an approximate protein content of over 40 % and a fat content of less than 8 %. Other main products include the unprocessed living and dried larvae, which can be utilized for feeding suitable livestock and pets. Additionally, the processing of larvae creates lipids with approximately 30 % unsaturated fat, as well as larvae excrement that is processed into organic fertilizer and soil conditioner.
The conversion of organic residues into insect protein provides a lucrative business model that can be expanded to include industrial organic residues and insect protein for human consumption. Madebymade’s modular design of plant operations provides a low initial cost and decentralized, transferable design that can be implemented in any climate and incorporated into existing agricultural facilities. The implementation of such production site will allow farmers to produce regional livestock feed and avoid GHG emissions related to long transportation of imported feed.
Link to the website: https://madebymade.eu/en/landingpage/
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