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

该项目将扩大倍增(R)，这是一个黑兵苍蝇繁殖设施，将向全球昆虫饲料生产商提供持续改进的高性能遗传学HiPer-Fly(R)。由于人口增长，畜牧和水产养殖蛋白的需求正在增加，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。家畜和水产养殖饲料的另一种蛋白质来源是昆虫，它们在全球的重要性正在迅速增长。如今，英国、欧洲、美洲和亚洲都有黑色军蝇生产商。市场计算预测，昆虫蛋白每年将达到100万吨，年收入将达到2b GB。由于生产设施是资本密集型的，黑色兵蝇生产商需要高性能的遗传技术。然而，黑兵蝇生产者没有育种资源和专业知识来开发高性能的遗传学，也没有这种遗传学(育种计划)的供应商。该项目的目标是通过提高制造效率、进行研发以进一步创新生产工艺和获得更多商业订单来扩大现有的黑兵蝇繁殖设施。该项目将利用BetaBugs的内部专业知识和来自行业专家的分包投入来实现目标。这将扩大倍增(R)，生产商业规模的高性能黑兵苍蝇基因供销售，导致公司增长和商业成功。同时，它将提高昆虫作为畜牧业和水产养殖业可持续饲料的商业可行性，解决清洁养活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.