UK Edible Insect Association

Not long to go until this event - the perfect opportunity for bug curious farmers to find out more about how insect farming can run alongside traditional agricultural methods. Come on, hop to it, book on! 🦗 🐛

Singapore is the swing door to kitchens all over the planet. So writes Geoffrey Knott Knott, UKEIA co-director and founder of insect protein businesses edibl - The UK Insect Company and @HOP cricket protein bars. Geoff shares his observations from the AFFIA: ASIAN FOOD & FEED INSECT ASSOCIATION ‘Insects to feed the World Conference’, which took place in Singapore, earlier this summer. As the UK’s only commercial cricket farmer he’s is keen to see the UK emulate the kind of agile decisions being made across the water, around legalisation of insects for consumption. Pairing new insect farming products with fourth-generation farming experience, Geoff is working to scale up production, while keeping sustainable farming firmly in his sights. Read more: https://lnkd.in/exyhF9Wf

Fantastic to see our members Entocycle and Flybox® representing UKEIA at this event... #IAFF24

The future of protein is here. If you missed the launch of NAPIC - the National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC) headed up by the University of Leeds, and co-led by the The James Hutton Institute, the The University of Sheffield, and Imperial College London, worry not, we will keep you up to speed. As a proud partner member of this £38m virtual centre, we’re dedicated to representing our members, alongside a raft of alternative protein developers from other sectors, exploring how insect protein will fit into wider agri-tech, diet and food cycles.  We’ll be collaborating with 30 researchers and more than 120 other NAPIC partners to produce a clear roadmap for the development of a National Protein Strategy for the UK, as well as creating a vibrant alternative protein innovation ecosystem. Just watch this space for more news.

What would you most like to know about insect farming? Make sure you jot down your questions, as it’s going to be a busy Royal Agricultural Society of England lunch and learn session on Monday 14 October 2024. Hosted by UKEIA Managing Director Nick Rousseau with panel guests Emma Strong of Ento U P, Larry Kotch of Flybox® and Thomas Farrugia of Beta Bugs Limited - the session will explain how those already working in farming or agricultural industries can quickly and easily diversify into insect farming - with insects happily co-existing alongside poultry, cattle, crops and more. They’ll explain what farming mealworms and Black Soldier Fly larvae (BSF) can involve, the potential environmental and economic benefits, and the opportunities in terms of growing global markets. They’ll even sketch out the kind of investment needed, and suitable settings for starting in this rapidly evolving sector. Link to book in comments... #FarmOfTheFuture #InsectFarming #InsectProtein

Would be really keen to hear from anyone attending this Food, Farming and Countryside Commission event exploring the future of food and farming in the UK, to see whether insect protein gets a mention! If you do make it along, please let us know if crickets (house and banded), mealworms or black soldier fly larvae are part of the future menu...and if not, whether they might be, the next time alternative proteins and farming methods come up for discussion - we'd be happy to come along. 😁 🦗 🐛 https://lnkd.in/ekywMsas

Fantastic to see the UK Edible Insect Association team out and about spreading the good word about insect protein for food and feed. #InsectProtein #EdibleInsects #AlternativeProtein

We cannot wait to get to Future of Food at St James's London next week! We're taking insect protein to 50,000 expected visitors - in the form of delicious live taste tests from our members Yum Bug and Altimate Nutrition, bundles of goodies from Saved™ food, HOP - Fuel Your Future and more, and live demos from Ento U.P. You'll also be able to catch our director Nick Rousseau debating the future of food alongside expert speakers from Bompas & Parr Studio Ltd, Harris and Hayes and Kera Protein. It's a packed agenda - and we'd love to see you there....🐛 🦗 https://lnkd.in/eDX4PhRH Gastronomous The Crown Estate

Great to have this latest research into the state of the UK #edibleinsect #farmedinsectprotein sector!

We couldn’t be prouder of our members Yum Bug, who made the front page of The Guardian recently, as top columnist tim dowling visited, feasted at and commended their ground-breaking Finsbury Park restaurant.   The double page spread dominated the middle of the 7 August edition of the newspaper, and also features a nod to several more of our members, including Horizon Edible Insects who run fantastic cooking classes from their venue in London and Adam Banks, founder of Bugvita, known for creating a fab range of products from crickets both whole and milled. Happily, we also got a mention - to read the full piece and find out what Tim Dowling really thought about cricket meatballs just head to our site! https://lnkd.in/ek5MXDNT #InsectProtein #Yum #Entomophagy