On the 5th, the first floor breeding farm of Entomo, an agricultural corporation located in Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. Hundreds of 0.5m long plastic containers were stored in a space measuring 80 pyeong.
Inside, yellow American BSF larvae were reared.
When Park Ki-hwan, CEO of entomo, dug through the group of larvae with his hands, green sticks with holes were revealed.
When powder from shredded food waste from nearby factories or restaurants is poured into a container, the larvae enter the holes and eat.
CEO Park said, “If about 10 tons of living waste is put in, 2 tons of larvae are produced.”
About 90% of the larvae are processed and used as feed for pigs, fish, and chickens. The rest are raised as adults and then allowed to mate and lay eggs to produce additional larvae.
CEO Park said, “American BSF is popular because it emits significantly less greenhouse gases during the production process compared to other livestock feeds and is rich in essential nutrients such as minerals.”
As of 2021, there are 223 Dongae lantern production businesses nationwide.
According to the government on the 10th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has recently begun the process of designating American BSF and rice locusts as livestock.
Currently, only 14 species of insects are domesticated, including brown mealworms, rhinoceros beetles, white-spotted flower beetles, silkworm moths, bumblebees, horned shearwater bees, common fireflies, late fireflies, flat stag beetles, saw stag beetles, katydids, king crickets, bell bugs, and king centipedes. I am being recognized.
When insects become livestock, they receive various benefits. If a person who has been engaged in farming for more than 2 years or is a successor agricultural manager acquires a livestock barn for the purpose of raising insects designated as livestock, he or she will receive a 50% reduction in acquisition tax and local tax and exemption from special tax for rural areas. In addition, when installing an insect breeding facility in a mountainous area, permission to use the mountainous area can be obtained within the scope of the site area of less than 30,000㎡.
The reason the government is reforming the insect-related system is because insects are emerging as a solution in a situation where agriculture and livestock industries are facing a crisis due to climate change and a decrease in arable land.
In our country, there is still a strong aversion to using insects as food ingredients. However, if you use insects as feed for other animals, you can kill two birds with one stone by reducing environmental pollution and reducing costs.
Insects have a shorter breeding period (2 to 4 months) compared to other livestock. Also, the area required for breeding and the amount of food required are small.
The nutritional content of edible insects amounts to approximately 58-80% and is rich in protein and unsaturated fatty acids.
Compared to other livestock, water consumption is only 20% and carbon dioxide emissions are also low. The possibility of environmental pollution due to livestock manure is also low.
In fact, the domestic insect industry market is steadily growing. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the number of insect industry reports increased from 2,136 in 2017 to 3,012 in 2021. Insect sales in 2021 totaled 44.6 billion won, an increase of 7.7% compared to 2020 (41.4 billion won).
The global insect market is also expected to expand from about 1 trillion won in 2019 to 2.4 trillion won next year.
In a situation where existing industries, including semiconductors, are struggling due to worsening exports, some point out that the government should consider ways to foster new industries, including the insect industry.
Kim Ki-yeon, head of the green bio industry team at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, said, “A dedicated organization within the government has been established to foster the green bio industry, including the insect industry,” and added, “We will seek further support measures to build an insect industry ecosystem through public-private collaboration.”
Sejong = Reporter Park Se-hwan foryou@kmib.co.kr
[Source] - Kookmin Ilbo
[Original link] - https://news.kmib.co.kr/article/view.asp?arcid=0018142595
On the 5th, the first floor breeding farm of Entomo, an agricultural corporation located in Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. Hundreds of 0.5m long plastic containers were stored in a space measuring 80 pyeong.
Inside, yellow American BSF larvae were reared.
When Park Ki-hwan, CEO of entomo, dug through the group of larvae with his hands, green sticks with holes were revealed.
When powder from shredded food waste from nearby factories or restaurants is poured into a container, the larvae enter the holes and eat.
CEO Park said, “If about 10 tons of living waste is put in, 2 tons of larvae are produced.”
About 90% of the larvae are processed and used as feed for pigs, fish, and chickens. The rest are raised as adults and then allowed to mate and lay eggs to produce additional larvae.
CEO Park said, “American BSF is popular because it emits significantly less greenhouse gases during the production process compared to other livestock feeds and is rich in essential nutrients such as minerals.”
As of 2021, there are 223 Dongae lantern production businesses nationwide.
According to the government on the 10th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has recently begun the process of designating American BSF and rice locusts as livestock.
Currently, only 14 species of insects are domesticated, including brown mealworms, rhinoceros beetles, white-spotted flower beetles, silkworm moths, bumblebees, horned shearwater bees, common fireflies, late fireflies, flat stag beetles, saw stag beetles, katydids, king crickets, bell bugs, and king centipedes. I am being recognized.
When insects become livestock, they receive various benefits. If a person who has been engaged in farming for more than 2 years or is a successor agricultural manager acquires a livestock barn for the purpose of raising insects designated as livestock, he or she will receive a 50% reduction in acquisition tax and local tax and exemption from special tax for rural areas. In addition, when installing an insect breeding facility in a mountainous area, permission to use the mountainous area can be obtained within the scope of the site area of less than 30,000㎡.
The reason the government is reforming the insect-related system is because insects are emerging as a solution in a situation where agriculture and livestock industries are facing a crisis due to climate change and a decrease in arable land.
In our country, there is still a strong aversion to using insects as food ingredients. However, if you use insects as feed for other animals, you can kill two birds with one stone by reducing environmental pollution and reducing costs.
Insects have a shorter breeding period (2 to 4 months) compared to other livestock. Also, the area required for breeding and the amount of food required are small.
The nutritional content of edible insects amounts to approximately 58-80% and is rich in protein and unsaturated fatty acids.
Compared to other livestock, water consumption is only 20% and carbon dioxide emissions are also low. The possibility of environmental pollution due to livestock manure is also low.
In fact, the domestic insect industry market is steadily growing. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the number of insect industry reports increased from 2,136 in 2017 to 3,012 in 2021. Insect sales in 2021 totaled 44.6 billion won, an increase of 7.7% compared to 2020 (41.4 billion won).
The global insect market is also expected to expand from about 1 trillion won in 2019 to 2.4 trillion won next year.
In a situation where existing industries, including semiconductors, are struggling due to worsening exports, some point out that the government should consider ways to foster new industries, including the insect industry.
Kim Ki-yeon, head of the green bio industry team at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, said, “A dedicated organization within the government has been established to foster the green bio industry, including the insect industry,” and added, “We will seek further support measures to build an insect industry ecosystem through public-private collaboration.”
Sejong = Reporter Park Se-hwan foryou@kmib.co.kr
[Source] - Kookmin Ilbo
[Original link] - https://news.kmib.co.kr/article/view.asp?arcid=0018142595