Marian Peters

2x more & 2x less

50.000.000.000

10.000.000.000

200.000.000

6.000.000

>1.000.000

1.908

62

29

Insects:

Desert locusts in 1 swarm Insects

per 1 km² land

Insects per person

Species (estimated)

Species described

Species edible

Species farmed in NL

Species allowed to farm

Short cycled

mini-lifestock

Nutrition: mealworm vs. cattle

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Protein Fat

%

0

50

100

Linoleic Linolenic

%

PUFAs

0

50

100

150

Iron Zinc

mg/kg

Minerals

0

10

20

30

B1 B2

mg/kg

Vitamin B

Mealworm Beef

(poly-)Unsaturated fatty acids

Efficiency of food conversion

0

5

10

15

20

25

Cricket Chicken Pig Cattle

kg feed/kg live weightkg feed/kg edible weight

80

40

kg

55 Edible

GHG production per kg mass gain for

different animals

0

500

1.000

1.500

2.000

2.500

3.000

Mealworm Cricket Locust Pig (high) Pig (low) Cattle

8 2 18 80

1130

2835

CO

2 e

q.

(g/k

g m

ass g

ain

)

Source: Oonincx et al., 2010

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

Mealworms Milk Pork Chicken Beef

Lan

d u

se (

m2)

Land required to produce one kg of protein

Min Max

Literature data: Oonincx & de Boer (2012)

Feed or food?

10 Kg feed:

3 Kg pig

5 Kg chicken

8 Kg cricket

Large scale

bioconversion

Food Feed Organic

waste

Bio rafinery

Food

ingredient

Feed

ingredient Pharma Non-Food

Closing the nutrient loop

Source: Venik/Coöperatie 0.0

Tempting food innovators

Insects are seen by innovators as

sustainable and trendy food, while

technology for up scaling is

developed. The mass market will

not be penetrated due to high cost

prices. To gain acceptance,

customer intimacy is important.

Defending existing interests

No chances for growth. Existing

parties on the market defend their

position; resulting in intensive

internal price competition & gradual

scaling.

A flowering insect industry

Plenty of market opportunities in

different market

segments. Collaboration in

partnerships are s important to

maintain control on and extend

added value & to

manage risks.

Flying under the radar Production facilities technically proved to

scale to high volumes and cost price

reduction, still insects evoke the

resistance of the consumer. Initially feed

and pharma are offering the largest

market opportunities. Food will follow in a

later stage with

unrecognizable applications.

Competitive

power:

NPD, technology

Acceptance:

market, consumer, political, legislation, investors

2 routes to sustainable growth

low

low

h

igh

high

Source: Venik – ZLTO (2011)

controlled production environment

Seasonal harvesting vs. farming

Insects as food

What is the difference?

Traditional foods - food design

gastronomy

Future development

Uitdagingen

Marktsituatie • Huidige markt

– Niche markten: pet-food

– Producten: geheel insect (levend of gedroogd)

– Hoge opbrengst per kilo

– Kleine bedrijven

• Toekomstige markt – Bulk markten (feed, food)

– Producten: samengesteld, insecten als ingrediënt

– Lage opbrengst per kilo

– Grote bedrijven

Omzet

Investeringen

Opschaling

Vraag

Product

Kostprijs Regelgeving

De basis: resultaten tot nu toe • 2007 Insectenkweek voor ‘humane consumptie’ volgens normen General Food Law

• 2008 Insecten in de schappen bij Sligro

Oprichting Venik

• 2009 Insecten in nota Duurzame Voeding

SBIR Mc Bugs

• 2010 Start onderzoeksprogramma Supro

Insectensnacks

• 2011 Inrichten ketenorganisatie InsectCentre

Toekomst scenariostudie

Opstellen roadmap voor een Nederlandse Insectensector

• 2012 FAO meeting ‘accessing the potential of insects as ingredient for feed and food

Uitgave ‘Het Insectenkookboek’ en kwaliteitshandboek/kwaliteitskeurmerk

Greendeal ‘insecten voor food, feed & farma’

Start open-innovatiecentrum en onderzoeksbedrijf ‘InsectLab’ i.s.m. ketenpartners en

kennisinstellingen

• 2013 Oprichting International InsectCentre Coöperatie

• 2014 FAO conference

Samenwerking:

van nationaal naar internationaal

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