LIVIN farms secures EUR 6 Million Series A investment to turn food waste into valuable protein
Vienna based startup LIVIN Farms has raised a EUR 6 Million Series A round led by Venture Investor Peter Luerssen. LIVIN Farms is an industrial technology provider in the alternative protein industry. It has developed HIVE PRO, a unique, highly scalable and modular system for fully automated insect processing. HIVE PRO empowers waste management companies […]
What is the circular economy?
The concept of the circular economy consists of producing goods and services in a sustainable way by limiting the consumption and waste of resources and the production of waste. This model is based on the creation of positive value loops with each use or reuse of the material or product before final destruction. The pattern […]
WURMGOLD, Insect fertilizer
WURMGOLD consists of black soldier fly frass that has been sustainably bred on pre-consumer organic food waste. Why use organic insect fertilizer? The nitrogen in WURMGOLD is organically bound and is readily available to plants. Insect fertilizer is an immune boost for your plants. In fact, the natural bacteria in the insect gut make the […]
Insect farming: a way to reduce food waste
The consumption of insects could develop in the years to come, in particular since the FAO promotes it widely. One of the reasons for this is that using insects derived protein products has a reduced impact on the environment. In addition, the population is expected to increase from 7 to 9 billion by 2050 while […]
All you need to know about the Black Soldier fly
What if Hermetia illucens, the black soldier fly was THE solution to reduce our organic waste, limit food waste and revolutionise the animal feed market? The black soldier fly has the size and large spotted eyes of a gadfly, its antennae could make it mistaken for a Hymenoptera, but this fly is harmless. Thanks to […]
