March 31, 2022

 

WEDA supplies feeding system for Europe's largest insect breeding facility in Poland

 

WEDA Dammann and Westerkamp GmbH have recently provided a complete insect feeding system for Polish feed producer HiProMine.

 

The company from Robakowo near Poznan, Poland, breeds insect-based proteins on an industrial scale using the black soldier fly. With WEDA's new plant, 550 tonnes of substrate are produced and fed there everyday. The technology creates a food chain in which the insect forms a bridge between plant waste and sustainable animal feed.

 

The use of the black soldier fly as a feed insect can make an important contribution to feeding a growing world population in a resource-saving way, WEDA said. Compared to other feedstuffs, insects are the only source of protein from which raw material can be fully utilised.

 

Moreover, no waste is produced during the production of animal proteins. During growth, the larvae feed exclusively on organic waste. The black soldier fly Hermetia illucens is also characterised by extremely rapid development, with larvae fattening in about seven days.

 

"In addition, the end products are free of antibiotics and genetically modified organisms," said WEDA product manager Jens Feldhaus in favour of expanding the breeding method.

 

With insect feeding system HiProMine, the proven technologies of WEDA Dammann and Westerkamp are used for this purpose.

 

Insect-based feeds are currently already approved for domestic animals, poultry, pigs and aquaculture.

 

Dr. Hab. Damian Jozefiak, one of the founders of HiProMine and professor at the Poznań University of Life Sciences, is very satisfied with the cooperation so far.

 

"With WEDA, we have found exactly the right technology partner who offers us the production security we need for the sustainable development of this business field," he said.

- WEDA