Wavu aims to link smallholder fish farmers to high quality and affordable inputs, while also guaranteeing their offtakes, in a bid to ensure a more resilient future for tens of thousands of Kenyans.
Recently completed on-farm trials have demonstrated that high-quality insect meal from Protix contains functional properties that can improve fish performance and welfare, as well as farmers’ profitability.
A new, safer and faster way of converting CO2 into protein suitable for aquafeeds is being developed by b.fab, a German startup which aims to help establish a network of simple but effective production hubs around the world.
Black soldier fly producers are being invited to trial – for free – an innovative filtration system that uses microalgae, sometimes paired with oysters, to remove phosphorous and nitrates from their waste water.
Dean Smorenburg, chief executive of a black soldier fly producing company, outlines his thoughts on the potential of the insect farming industry to revolutionise the animal and aquafeed industry.
Proteomics can rapidly, and economically, assess the impact that changes in feed formulation have on the performance of farmed fish, potentially helping to integrate novel and functional ingredients into aquafeeds.
