Photo: Ezequiel BECERRA / AFPSource: AFPPAY ATTENTION:Raised in vertical farms and stuffed with fruit waste, fly larvae have been turned into animal feed, as a new Costa Rican venture in sustainability is demonstrating. The Costa Rican company ProNuvo is turning fly larvae like these into protein for animal feed. So fly larvae can provide "healthier" proteins for animals and with less environmental impact than feed based on animal (beef or fish) or vegetable (soy) protein, the 52-year-old businessman explained. 'Sustainable business'A worker collects black soldier fly larvae at the Costa Rican production plant. 'Regional pioneers'The company's final products are in the form of dried larvae, protein powder or insect oil.

Source: Daily Nation November 12, 2023 04:42 UTC