Insect Protein Offering ‘Green’ Livestock Feed Alternative as Market Demand Soars
Making a meal out of bugs is at the top of many people’s “yuck” factor—as edible protein supplements made from crawling locusts, buzzing flies, and hopping crickets aren’t mainstream in Western cultures.
Nevertheless, some advocates of sustainable farming have found a way around this stigma by using insect protein in livestock feed.
Often marketed as a green alternative for products like soy, experts estimate the demand for bug protein in animal fodder will reach 500,000 tons by 2030.
Some analysts project the insect farming industry will surpass $3 billion by 2027. That’s a growth rate of 33 percent in the next five years alone….