HiPer-Fly: Developing high performance breeds of Black Soldier Fly for the insects-as-feed sector

该项目将开发一项黑兵蝇育种计划，为不同环境中以昆虫为饲料的生产者提供不断改进的高性能基因。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。如今，在英国、欧洲、美洲和亚洲，有55多家黑兵蝇生产商。市场计算预测，到2025年，全球将有300个生产设施，年产能为1万吨昆虫蛋白，年收入为21亿英镑。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。该项目的目标是开发黑兵蝇育种资源和工具，优化黑兵蝇育种计划，并评估向生产者提供高性能黑兵蝇基因的市场前景。该项目将通过结合BetaBugs、The Roslin Institute和M&S的专业知识来实现上述行动。这将带来一个黑兵蝇的繁殖计划，到2025年，黑兵蝇的蛋白质产量将翻一番。这种产量的增加将通过可持续的当地蛋白质生产和新的就业机会，为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饲料和粮食生产的效率和韧性，从而应对清洁喂养不断增长的人口的挑战。

This project will develop a black-soldier-fly breeding programme that will supply continuously improving high-performance genetics to insect-as-feed producers in different environments.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 black-soldier-fly breeding resources and tools, an optimised black-soldier-fly breeding programme and assess market landscape for delivery of high-performance black-soldier-fly genetics to producers.The project will achieve the above actions by combining the expertise of BetaBugs, The Roslin Institute, and M&S. This will deliver a black-soldier-fly breeding programme, which will double black-soldier-fly protein production by 2025\. This increased production will have 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.