Multiply and Prosper: Increasing the Productivity of a Black Soldier Fly Genetics Multiplication Facility

该项目将扩大“倍增器”（The Multiplier）的规模，这是一种黑兵蝇繁殖设施，将为全球昆虫饲料生产商提供不断改进的高性能基因“HiPer-Fly”。由于人口增长，牲畜和水产养殖对蛋白质的需求正在增加，但目前的生产依赖于不稳定和不可持续的大豆和鱼粉进口。昆虫是家畜和水产养殖饲料蛋白质的另一种来源，其重要性在全球范围内迅速增长。今天，在英国、欧洲、美洲和亚洲都有黑兵蝇的生产商。据市场计算，昆虫蛋白年产量将达到100万吨，年收入将达到20亿英镑。黑兵蝇生产者需要高性能的基因，因为生产设施是资本密集型的。然而，黑兵蝇生产商没有育种资源和专业知识来开发高性能的基因，同时也没有这种基因（育种计划）的供应商。该项目的目标是通过提高生产效率、开展研发以进一步创新生产过程和确保进一步的商业订单来扩大现有的黑兵蝇倍增设施。该项目将通过使用BetaBugs的内部专业知识以及部门专家的分包投入来实现目标。这将扩大乘数(r)的规模，生产商业规模数量的高性能黑兵蝇基因出售，导致公司增长和商业成功。与此同时，它将提高昆虫作为牲畜和水产养殖业可持续饲料的商业可行性，解决清洁喂养不断增长的人口的挑战。

This project will scale-up The Multiplier(r), a black-soldier fly multiplication facility that will supply continuously improving high-performance genetics, HiPer-Fly(r), to insect-as-feed producers globally.Livestock and aquaculture protein demand is increasing due to human population growth, yet current production depends on volatile and unsustainable soy and fishmeal imports. An alternative source of protein for livestock and aquaculture feed are insects, which are rapidly growing in importance globally. Today there are black-soldier-fly producers in the UK, Europe, the Americas and Asia. Market calculations predict 1M tonnes of insect protein/year and £2B/yr revenue. Black-soldier-fly producers need high-performance genetics because production facilities are capital intensive. However, black-soldier-fly producers do not have breeding resources and expertise to develop high-performance genetics, while there are no suppliers of such genetics (breeding programs).The objectives of the project are to scale-up an existing black-soldier-fly multiplication facility by improving manufacturing efficiencies, undertaking R&D to innovate further on the production process and securing further commercial orders.The project will deliver the objectives by using the in-house expertise of BetaBugs, coupled with sub-contracted inputs from sector specialists. This will scale-up The Multiplier(r), producing commercial scale quantities of high-performance black-soldier-fly genetics for sale, leading to company growth and commercial success. In parallel, it will increase the commercial viability of insects for sustainable feeds for livestock and aquaculture industries, addressing the challenge of cleanly feeding a growing population.