Insects as sustainable feed for a circular economy

The InsectFeed programme aims to generate high-quality fundamental knowledge on using fly larvae as animal feed in poultry production systems. 

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INSECTFEED

What we do

InsectFeed is a research consortium in the Netherlands, focusing on the production of insects for poultry feed as a part of a sustainable circular economy.


OUR AIM

Contribute to sustainable feed production using insects

OUR APPROACH

Houseflies and black soldier flies as a low-value input, high value-output feed product

Our findings
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Latest news of the consortium

Are there insects in our food, without us knowing?

The Dutch online series ‘Pointer Checkt (KRO-NCRV)’ seeks to counter disinformation by searching for the facts and science behind popular […]
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Insecten in de voedselproductie van de toekomst

27-03-2024: Els van de ZandeFoto’s door Bregje Wertheim Om de groeiende wereldbevolking te kunnen voeden, zijn de bestaande productiemethoden niet […]
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KNAW symposium “Insecten in de voedselproductie van de toekomst”

On Monday 26 February (19:00-22:00) the symposium “Insecten in de voedselproductie van de toekomst” is organised at the Royal Netherlands […]
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External news

News related to the topic of insects as food and feed outside of the work done withinthe InsectFeed consortium. 

Are there insects in our food, without us knowing?
The Dutch online series ‘Pointer Checkt (KRO-NCRV)’ seeks to counter disinformation by searching for the […]
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Insecten in de voedselproductie van de toekomst
27-03-2024: Els van de ZandeFoto’s door Bregje Wertheim Om de groeiende wereldbevolking te kunnen voeden, […]
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Insecten kun je veredelen
Article on the Dutch website Biotechnologie with Leo Beukeboom.
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Book Chapter in “Our Future Proteins”
Recently the book ‘Our Future Proteins’ was published, in which a chapter was included written […]
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Webinars

For the past years, many meetings have moved online, connecting people all over the world and allowing unique opportunities to also share these meetings to a broader audience. Here we collect webinars and informational videos to provide more background information on insects as food and feed.

“Kunnen we veilig insecten kweken op organische reststromen? Dat zoeken we uit in Safe Insects”

Explanatory video for the work done by the Safe Insects project, explained […]
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Insects to close the loop: for circular agriculture and for peace

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De kippen zien ze vliegen (Dutch)

Webinar from 18th of May 2021 about growing houseflies as chicken feed, […]
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This project is supported by the Dutch Research Agenda of the Dutch Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)