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Invertapro insect farming and circular protein production
- Published November 28, 2022; updated September 21, 2026; estimated reading time 2 minutes. Status: under development. Categories: Agritech and food production; Circular economy.
- Invertapro raises yellow mealworm larvae (Tenebrio molitor) on locally sourced, fermented organic food waste and processes them into protein-rich insect meal for food products and animal feed. The page presents insect farming as relatively low in CO₂, land and water use, and as a way to turn organic waste into protein.
- A central target is aquaculture feed: insect meal is described as an alternative to increasingly scarce fishmeal and fish oil and to soy, whose production can increase pressure on agricultural land. The page says research found insect meal can stimulate fish appetite and reports comparable fish growth performance to traditional feed. Invertapro is collaborating with Skretting through the Feed-X program to develop and commercialize insect-based salmon feed.
- The company uses all production by-products to make Bløme, a certified organic fertilizer containing chitin from insect exoskeletons. The article says chitin can support plant immune systems and may reduce chemical pesticide use. Other efforts mentioned include insect-based dog food and human insect snacks sold through Larveriet.no; the company was an EIT Climate-KIC Accelerator and NCE Heidner Biocluster member.
- The article quotes a historical projection for the global insect-feed market: about USD 688 million in 2018 and “USD 1.4 million” by 2024, with aquaculture 51% of the market in 2018. The stated 2024 figure appears in the source as written and may be a typo. SDGs 9, 12, 14 and 15 shown.
- Contact: Alexander Solstad Ringheim, CEO, alexander@invertapro.com; phone reveal control collapsed. Company: INVERTAPRO AS, Øvre Langhaugen 23, 5709 Voss, Norway; invertapro.com.