INSECT Operational Group: Insects as an alternative sustainable protein source
- Type Operational group
- Execution 2018
- Assigned Budget 344.243,00 €
- Scope Supraautonómico
- Autonomous community Andalucía; Aragón; Asturias, Principado de; Balears, Illes; Canarias; Cantabria; Castilla y León; Castilla - La Mancha; Cataluña; Comunitat Valenciana; Extremadura; Galicia; Madrid, Comunidad de; Murcia, Región de; Navarra, Comunidad Foral de; País Vasco; Rioja, La
- Main source of financing PEPAC 2014-2020
- Project website https://www.cartif.es/go-insect/
Description
The FAO maintains that eating insects is beneficial to health due to their nutritional value. They are also an alternative for the production of animal feed.
The estimated population increase over the next 50 years and climate change are two of the major challenges facing the global food industry.
The Task Force aims to explore and exploit the potential that insects offer as biodigesters for agricultural waste and byproducts, enabling the development of a new, alternative and sustainable source of protein for food and defining the requirements necessary to ensure the technical and economic viability of projects.
Objectives
- Explore and exploit the potential of insects as an alternative and sustainable source of protein for food.
- Identify the necessary requirements to ensure the technical and economic viability of other projects.
- Create a stable working forum that integrates knowledge and promotes experiences that demonstrate the technical and economic viability of insect protein production and consumption.
Results
- Report with a description of procedures on work operations.
- Conclusions on the state of the art, technology, legislation, market, and previous initiatives related to the breeding and use of insects and their derivatives for food.
- Preparation of innovative project proposal and communication plan.
- Dissemination through brochures and press releases on corporate websites and social media.
Contact information
- Coordinator/entity name: Spanish Federation of Food and Beverage Industries
- Coordinator/entity email: n.arribas@fiab.es
Beneficiaries
- FIAB
Outsourced
- IA2 (UNIZAR)
- Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias
- AITIIP
- INSECTOPIA
- CARTIF
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