This document discusses the potential for insects as a source of protein for feed, food, and pharmaceuticals. It notes that the global population is growing and meat consumption is increasing, putting pressure on traditional livestock production. Insects require less land and water than traditional livestock and can use organic waste as a feedstock. Insects are a nutritious protein source comparable to meat and can be produced at a large scale economically. The document argues that developing an industrial insect industry could help meet growing global protein demand in a sustainable way.

1. Insects for Feed, Food and Pharma
W.L. Jansen PhD, MSc

2. Team
Walter Jansen PhD, MSc
Animal husbandry Tara van Beelen BSc Natasja Gianotten MSc Antoine Moser MSc, MBA
Insurances Insects Immunology Business Development
Claim settlement Insurances Ethology Corporate Finance
Arbitration Domestic animals Non-Production animals Corporate strategy
Marieke de Wijs BSc Eva Mes BSc Susanne Driessen MSc Mr. Kees Verloop Bettie Hammink
Multifunctional agriculture Multifunctional Biology Schade-expertise Office-manager
Animal nutrition agriculture Education
Education (Government) policy
Animal welfare

3. Over 18 years experience
Education
Production Companion

4. Over 18 years experience
Medicine production
Congress organization

5. Protein demand doubles
Increasing world population
6.000.000.000 -> 9.000.000.000
Increasing welfare
25 kg meat pp/yr -> 80 kg meat pp/yr
Meat consumption in 2050
450 billion kilo meat per year
2 times higher than the current level!
(Source FAO)

6. Protein demand filled in by…?
Market
Production of meat (2007)
Total 278 Million tonnes
5%
22%
42%
Source: FAO 2009
31%
Pig Poultry Cattle Sheep and Goat

7. Excessive Manure Production

8. Solution? More….

9. Scalability?

10. Greenhouse gasses

11. Diseases

12. Animal welfare

13. Effective use of resources?
Land, fresh water, phosphor

14. Loss of Biodiversity

15. Animal protein not the only solution
• Manure
• Scalability
• Greenhouse emissions Potential for growth of regular livestock
• Diseases and animal welfare production is limited
• Land use
FAO: "the future of the livestock will be a trade off between the demand for animal
food products and the conservation of the environment”

16. Other protein resources have limitations as well
• Empty Sea • Scalability,
• 1 kg caught surface
Fish for 1 kg limitation
Fish production
The total area used for
soybean production in • Loss of
Brazil (2000) was s biodiversity
equal to 13.4 million • GMO
hectares for 32.5 million issues
metric tons Vegetable protein

17. Competition developing markets

18. None of these are THE solution
Resources needed for 1000 kg protein production
Cattle Pigs Broilers Plant
protein*
Area
7,000 m2 3,000 m2 2,000 m2 4,000 m2
needed
Water
17,000 m3 5,500 m3 3,800 m3 2,500 m3
needed
* Soybean
** Waste as feed

19. The only source of protein that we have
in huge quantity is
ORGANIC
WASTE

22. One of the solutions!
INSECTS!

23. Closing the Loop
New
Old

24. Safe Protein Producer
WASTE
with or without
Insects as Safe Food
Protein
contaminants
Biofilter

25. Insects safe land and water
Resources needed for 1000 kg protein production
Cattle Pigs Broilers Plant Insects**
protein*
Area
7,000 m2 3,000 m2 2,000 m2 4,000 m2 < 0 m2
needed
Water
17,000 m3 5,500 m3 3,800 m3 2,500 m3 < 0 m3
needed
* Soybean
** Waste as feed

26. High nutritional value
• Favorable content of essential amino acid and semi-
essential acid
• High content of protein
100 gram Calories Fat (g) Protein (g)
Beef 210 15 20
Pork 192 10 21
Chicken 159 2,1 33
Grasshopper 97 6,1 20,6
Ants 168 3,5 13,9
Caterpillar 268 17 28

27. Excellent quality
Taste
Protein
Amino acid
Fat
Fatty acids
Vitamins
Minerals

28. As a protein source
Insects are extremely environmental friendly
 Much lower emissions (NH3 and greenhouse gasses)
 Better feed conversion efficiency
(in terms of speed as well CO2 production)
 Much less land required
 Getting rid of waste
Source: “An exploration on greenhouse gas and ammonia production bij insect species suitable for animal or human
consumption” by D. Oonincx et al.

29. ….to the “BLUE OCEAN” of opportunities

30. ….to the “BLUE OCEAN” of opportunities

31. Economically very interesting
Result due to the short period from
birth to market:
1 COW INSECT
Female weight 650 kg Weight insect (162.500) 650 kg
Yield after 3 years 650 kg Yield after 3 years 1.800.000 kg

32. It already happens worldwide!

33. Huge future market
In comparison with today we need in 2050
225.000.000.000 kg meat
Extra worldwide
INSECTS 10%?
€ 45.000.000.000

34. Three critical factors exist to develop
an industrial insect industry
 Value chain needs to be developed
(educating the market, “best practices network”)
 Enable Industrial mass production
(QC, Safety, availability labor-efficiency)
 Ensure sustainable agriculture
(environment, animal welfare, Legislation)

35. Enthusiasm for “Best practices network”
indication of the viability