Global Bugs is proud to announce that the company has been awarded the Seal of Excellence by the European Commission, with the purpose of implementing automated industrial production of insects based on vertical farming under controlled environment. Following evaluation by an international panel of independent experts, Global Bug’s project was scored as a high-quality project…
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CRICKETS, A SUPERFOOD
Intressant fakta om varför insekter framöver kommer utgöra en viktig del i näringskedjan och varför den redan gör det i stora delar av världen Cricket powder is a very interesting food both in terms of macronutrients (carbohydrate, lipids, proteins, fibres) and micronutrients (minerals and vitamins). PROTEINS Cricket powder is a food rich in proteins. In fact, by 100 g of powder,…
OUR FIRST MODERN CRICKET FARM IS SOON READY FOR PRODUCTION START
Global Bugs is proud to announce that our first modern farm for crickets is soon ready for production start. The drivers for the Edible Insects Market are: Insect rearing involves low capital investment as compared to other conventional livestock rearing such as that for beef, pork, and chicken.Substantial increase in global population and decreasing resources…
ASIAN CRICKETS PACK MORE ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS THAN EUROPEAN MEALWORM
According to an article in Navigator Food-Asia.com written by Ms. Millette Burgos, there are more essential fatty acids in the lipids of two species of crickets and a grasshopper from Asia, compared with the yellow mealworm larvae, which is widely reared in Europe for human food. Please read more following this link
GLOBAL BUGS INTERVJUAS I LANTBRUKSNYTT DEL 1
Global Bugs grundare och Chief Innovation Officer, Rickard Engberg, intervjuades vid två tillfällen av Lantbruksnytt. I denna första del berättar Rickard generellt om insektsodling och i synnerhet om att odla syrsor i Thailand. Klicka på denna länk för att se videoklippet
ASPIRE CO-FOUNDER & CEO MOHAMMED ASHOUR AND CISCO EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN JOHN CHAMBERS AGREE THAT EDIBLE INSECTS IS THE ANSWER TO THE WORLD’S FOOD PROBLEMS
Insect consumption is widely seen as an important solution in helping to feed the growing population, expected to reach over 9 billion by 2050. Surprisingly, insects are consumed by over 80% of people today in non-western countries. Global Bugs is sure that insects will be an important alternative source of protein for the future where protein levels are at about 70% in crickets. There…