Insect Bioconversion Reforming the Food System 

Global Food Challenges

The FAO estimates that one-third of all global food produced is lost or wasted between farm and fork. In the UK, that translates to 3.6 million tonnes of food being wasted by the food industry every year. Food loss and waste is also a significant contributor to habitat and biodiversity loss, and the anticipated increase in demand is expected to further impact already depleted land and oceans where the current demand for meat and fish products is expected to see 78% by 2050.

Solution: 
Food System Reformation

Consumers increasingly expect the food and drink industry to deliver sustainability measures in their operations, in the products that they sell, and in their supply chains. Awareness of the food system’s contribution to climate change, deforestation, water stress, food waste and other sustainability challenges is on the rise, especially as part of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. There are therefore significant commercial and reputational benefits in taking action.

Fera can provide a range of solutions to addresses corporate sustainability goals including reducing food waste, reducing GHG emissions and mitigating climate change by redistributing food industry surplus, which would otherwise go to waste, through the transformation of organic residues into quality ingredients for animal feed, plant nutrition, plastic materials, and fertiliser. We cover the entire supply chain from feedstock handling to rearing, separation and extraction.