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

该项目将扩大The Multiplier（r）的规模，这是一个黑蝇繁殖设施，将为全球昆虫饲料生产商提供持续改进的高性能遗传学产品HiPer-Fly（r）。由于人口增长，畜牧业和水产养殖业对蛋白质的需求不断增加，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。用于牲畜和水产养殖饲料的蛋白质的替代来源是昆虫，其在全球范围内的重要性正在迅速增长。今天，在英国、欧洲、美洲和亚洲都有黑蝇生产商。市场计算预测每年昆虫蛋白质为100万吨，收入为20亿英镑。黑水虻生产者需要高性能的遗传学，因为生产设施是资本密集型的。然而，黑蝇生产商没有育种资源和专业知识来开发高性能遗传学，同时也没有这种遗传学的供应商该项目的目标是通过提高生产效率，进行研发，进一步创新生产工艺，并争取更多商业订单。该项目将通过使用拥有BetaBugs专业知识，再加上部门专家的分包投入。这将扩大乘数（r），生产商业规模数量的高性能黑士兵飞遗传销售，导致公司增长和商业成功。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.