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Go forth and multiply: Developing the blueprint for Black-Soldier-Fly genetics scale-up

继续繁衍：制定黑水兵蝇遗传学规模化蓝图

基本信息

批准号：
90887
负责人：
金额：
$ 5.21万
依托单位：
BETA BUGS LIMITED
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Collaborative R&D
财政年份：
2021
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2021 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=90887
关键词：
Go forth multiply Developing blueprint

项目摘要

This project will develop a black-soldier fly multiplication facility that will supply continuously improving high-performance genetics 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 55+ black-soldier-fly producers in the UK, Europe, the Americas and Asia. Market calculations predict 300 production facilities worldwide by 2025, with a capacity of 10,000 tonnes of insect protein/yr and £2.1B/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 develop the blueprint for a black-soldier-fly multiplication facility by conducting operational, technical and commercial analyses of the scale-up process.The project will deliver the objectives by using the in-house expertise of BetaBugs, coupled with sub-contracted inputs from sector specialists. This will establish the blueprint for a facility that will process food waste to produce live larvae for distribution, leading to company growth and further economic and environmental benefits to the wider agribusiness sector through sustainable local production of protein and new jobs. These benefits will in turn increase the efficiency and resilience of production feed and food and with that address the challenge of cleanly feeding a growing population.

该项目将开发一个黑水虻繁殖设施，为全球昆虫饲料生产商提供持续改进的高性能遗传学。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、美洲和亚洲有55个以上的黑蝇生产商。市场计算预测，到2025年，全球将有300个生产设施，年生产能力为10，000吨昆虫蛋白，年收入为21亿英镑。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（繁殖计划）。该项目的目标是通过进行操作，该项目将通过使用BetaBugs的内部专业知识来实现目标，再加上部门专家的分包投入。这将为一个处理食物垃圾的设施制定蓝图，以生产用于分销的活幼虫，通过可持续的本地蛋白质生产和新的就业机会，为公司增长和更广泛的农业综合企业部门带来进一步的经济和环境效益。这些好处将反过来提高生产、饲料和粮食的效率和复原力，从而解决清洁喂养不断增长的人口的挑战。