Tag: food technology

TOKYO — Are insects the answer to the Japanese fish farming industry’s worries about soaring food costs? Trading house Marubeni is on a quest to find out. The Japanese company has signed a basic agreement with Ynsect, a French startup that operates insect farms raising nutrient-rich mealworm larvae, to develop feed suited to fish commonly farmed in Japan like sea bream and yellowtail. Read more...

The country is known for its love of meat. Could the growing insect industry help to reduce agricultural carbon emissions? Read more...

In a CNBC panel on food security, IFAD President Alvaro Lario and Ÿnsect CFO Isabelle Toledano-Koutsouris share alternative means to secure global food security. Bain Global Practice Head, Sustainability & Responsibility, Jenny Davis-Peccoud and Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development Chair H.E. Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa Al Hammadi also join the panel. Watch the video...

Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan presented awards to the 10 winners of the 2023 Zayed Sustainability Prize today. Read more...