AgriProtein is pioneering waste-to-nutrient insect technology using black soldier fly larvae to upcycle organic waste into premium and sustainable protein for animal feed.
Local organic food waste from food factories, supermarkets, farms and restaurants is delivered to our factory. All organic matter undergoes quality control checks and is processed into a suitable and safe feed substrate for our fly larvae to consume. These checks, combined with our supplier control software to monitor traceability, come together to make just the right, consistent diet for our larvae.
Our flies are kept in digitally controlled, bio-secure conditions that mimic nature. Our fly cages and conditions incorporate years of research and input from our entomologists and engineers in order to maximize egg production and ensure the welfare of our flies.
Through natural selection and our breeding techniques, our entomologists ensure that we always have the strongest genetic strains in our system, whilst maintaining population diversity.
From specific light wavelengths that mimic dawn and dusk (when reproduction occurs in the wild), to fly sexing techniques and natural day cycles, we maximize egg production across each cubic meter of cage space.
Eggs become juvenile larvae, and these remarkable creatures increase their weight over 200 times in just 10 days as they eat through our specially researched and presented feed substrate in optimal climatic conditions.
As in any farming operation, feeding rates, animal wellbeing and competition are key elements that we have studied over the years, ensuring the highest possible survival rate and bioconversion from hatch to harvest.