Do you want to turn your industrial food waste into profit through insect farming? Then let’s dive into bio feasibility testing, the ground factor on the journey of turning industrial food waste into profit. Our customers are invited to send us their industrial food waste to our processing facility in Vienna, Austria. After the arrival of the substrates, the following steps will be conducted by our experts. Starting this year we’re conducting bio feasibility testing using our custom innovative feedline from WEDA which enhances our capabilities by processing customer feed through an on ..read more

BSF PIONEER: Revolutionising Insect Protein Production with Sustainable Feed Innovation for Black Soldier Fly Larvae, MHP Eco Energy and LIVIN Farms create BSF PIONEER Towards an exciting innovation in the insect protein industry, we have joined forces with MHP Eco Energy to create a groundbreaking product: BSF PIONEER, the world’s first standardised rearing feed designed specifically for Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSF). Our collaboration revolutionises the insect protein industry, offering a sustainable, low-emission feed customised for efficient insect larvae growth, opening vast opportuniti ..read more

We are delighted to share that we have partnered up with Weda, the world leader in liquid feeding systems. The WEDA liquid feeding system adapted for insect breeding originally comes from pig feeding. It has proven itself there for decades and is modularly scalable. The system allows the use of very different substrates and can be set to individual mixing temperatures. Furthermore, maximum hygiene is maintained at all times, since the proven cleaning and rinsing process can be used with the WEDA dosing. Our customized dosing system from WEDA consists of two mixing containers in which our feed ..read more

We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Royal Dutch Kusters, an engineering company offering innovative separation technology.  Our Hive Pro technology enables various substrates from bakery waste, to fruits and vegetables to be transformed into feed for the black soldier fly larvae. Due to the various content of the substrates we use, the moisture content in the frass can generally vary between 50 to 60%, therefore making the separation process much more complicated.  However, with the innovative separation solution of Royal Dutch Kusters Engineering, the Rotoshifter helps ..read more

What is the Mission of LIVIN Farms? Our mission is to empower the food, feed, and recycling industry to turn their industrial low-value organic waste into high-value insect protein products. We develop, build and commercialize disruptive technology to transform food waste into high-quality ingredients for feed, food, and fertilizer. What are the problems that Livin Farms tackles?  Our solution empowers companies to use insect technology to turn their losses on food waste into profits while securing our future protein supply in an ecologically sustainable way. We are delivering a highly s ..read more

Black soldier fly larvae and insects in the European Union in general, have gained a lot of interest in the marketplace, because of their potential to convert waste into protein.  Outside of the European Union, regulations around insects used as animal feed is rather flexible. For example, in most parts of Asia, Black soldier larvae can be fed on diverse substrates, such as post-consumer waste, slaughterhouse waste, or even animal feces.  However, in the European Union, for safety purposes, insect producers are restricted to only feed insects following the standards set by the EU en ..read more

Europe is taking another step towards the consumption of insects. In a press release, the European Commission announced that it had authorized the marketing of defatted powder from Acheta Domesticus (house crickets) for the food market. It is the third species of insect to receive approval from European authorities, after the mealworm and the migratory locust, both approved last year. By 2050, the world population is expected to reach the threshold of 9 billion people. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations predicts that the volume of food produced globally will need to d ..read more

As per customer request, Hive Pro technology delivers a variety of high-quality black soldier flies-derived ingredients made from recycled food waste such as bread, fruits, vegetables, and many others. The Bio team runs a Bio Feasibility to develop the optimal feed recipe for the black soldier fly larvae. All the black soldier’s flies’ end-products are then sent to an external laboratory to ensure the quality and nutritional values of their content so that the clients can make the best use of it. Type Characteristics Applications De-Fat protein powder – Balanced amino acid profile – Very ..read more

Do you want to turn your industrial food waste into profit through insect farming? Well, if you said yes, the first step in this journey is to analyze the quality of the available substrates, also called Feed Feasibility.  Our customers are invited to send us their industrial food waste to our processing facility in Vienna, Austria. After the arrival of the substrates, the following steps will be conducted by our experts from the bio team.  In stage one, we assess the substrate for its physical properties.  In stage two, we formulate different feed recipes using your ingredien ..read more

While the number of inhabitants on the planet and the demand for protein continue to grow, insects are considered, in particular by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), as a resource of the future for human food as well as for farmed animals. Insect proteins are considered a new solution to meet the additional demand for protein-linked, among other things, to the increase in the world population. Production, close to 0 in Europe today, could thus exceed one million tonnes by 2030. At the same time, regulatory barriers are gradually being lifted regarding the use o ..read more