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📣 📣 📣 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 📣 📣 WE DID IT! An important milestone for nextProtein 's international expansion! nextProtein has signed an agreement with Central de Abastos, Mexico City's main wholesale market for produce and other foodstuffs run similarly to traditional public markets nextProtein LATAM will be investing in its first year of operations in Mexico and will generate 400 direct jobs, according to an agreement signed with the Secretariat of Economic Development of Mexico City (SEDECO) and the Central de Abastos (Ceda). The French company's plan includes the construction of five plants in national territory. Read more about it on the El Economista here (and practice your Spanish!) 👇 https://shorturl.at/LfB7p Thank you to all for making this happen! Mohamed Gastli, Etienne Raynaud , @cintia angulo and nextProtein team! Alexandre Martin Marcela Villegas Fadlala Akabani @Ambassade de France au Mexique Delphine Borione Stéphane Layani #insectprotein #circulareconomy #sustainableagriculture #foodchain

🌱 Meet the nextProtein team with Wael FRAIHI, Ph.D, Rim Selmane and Nouha Hermi! Read all about their contribution to the project ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/djFFtWWX

🌊🇸🇦 Last week, Wave accompanied the 12 Top Innovators of the Regenerative Blue Economy Challenge as they were invited to Riyadh and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to connect with stakeholders and share their innovative solutions for ocean regeneration and explore market opportunities. Over 4 days the visit included engagements with: 🏛️ The Ministry of Economy and Planning - MEPsaudi and The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture @mewa-ksa 🚀 LEAP 2025 Conference (The Future of Tech in Riyadh) 🌊 Wave Partners Red Sea Global (RSG), where Reefgen, nextProtein , rrreefs, and PolyGone Systems were selected as future collaborators in regenerative tourism 🌱 🔬 KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) The Regenerative Blue Economy Challenge is a collaboration between UpLink - World Economic Forum , Ministry of Economy and Planning - MEPsaudi (وزارة الاقتصاد والتخطيط, WEF’s Friends of Ocean Action and @thewaveglobal . 🔬Learn more about the winning solutions here: https://ow.ly/kTRo50V24xF #JoinTheWave #Ocean #BlueEconomy #OceanProtection #InnovateForChange

👏 Last week, 12 UpLink Top Innovators took part in the Regenerative Blue Economy Tour in Saudi Arabia. As winners of the Regenerative Blue Economy Challenge, these ocean innovators were invited to Riyadh and Jeddah to connect with UpLink partners and key stakeholders to explore market opportunities and expand their networks. Highlights from the week included: 🌊 The Regen Innovation Hub Event, hosted by Red Sea Global (RSG), which saw Reefgen, nextProtein , rrreefs and PolyGone selected as future collaborators on regenerative tourism. 🪸 Workshops and sessions helped demystify localizing ocean solutions in Saudi Arabia, and included visits to KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) and the #MEWA Entrepreneurship Center. 🐠 The LEAP conference gave the innovators the chance to engage with investors and other start-ups through matchmaking sessions and a high-profile pitch competition. The Regenerative Blue Economy Challenge was run in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy and Planning - MEPsaudi, WAVE and the Forum’s Friends of Ocean Action. Discover the winning solutions and learn more about how UpLink is building an innovation ecosystem to connect innovators, partners and investors to address ocean challenges: https://ow.ly/MxhK50V24Gl Follow the Innovators: Mario Špadina | SeaCras, Nathaniel Banks (PolyGone), Oussama Nour | ATAREC , Kortney Opshaug | Blue Ocean Gear, Klaartje (Klara) Schade | Mwani Zanzibar, Rongbient Biotech, Suzy Chisholm | Swiss Ocean Tech Ltd., Anis BEN GHALIA. MSc. | CHITELIX, Josephine Graf (rrreefs), Mohamed Gastli (nextProtein), Harry Post | Solar Duck Many thanks to our partners! Muna Khris P. Eng Saif Enany, Abdulrahman Al-Zamil, Hajar AlGosair Omar Kutbi, Zahra Alsaffar, Ph.D Marine Science, KAUST Salma Baghdadi, Fatimah Baeshen Hadi Saeed Alshakhori, Abdullah Alonaideel Ibrahim Alosaimi | Ministry of Investment José de Lara | Saudi Red Sea Authority

Excited to have been selected as a leading force in providing concrete and sustainable solutions for the FrieslandCampina Ingredients sidestreams! Thank you FrieslandCampina Ingredients and Icos Capital for the opportunity!

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻!   In the world’s difficult context, nextProtein managed to make 𝟸̲𝟶̲𝟸̲𝟺̲ ̲𝚊̲ ̲𝚢̲𝚎̲𝚊̲𝚛̲ ̲𝚘̲𝚏̲ ̲𝚒̲𝚖̲𝚙̲𝚘̲𝚛̲𝚝̲𝚊̲𝚗̲𝚝̲ ̲𝚖̲𝚒̲𝚕̲𝚎̲𝚜̲𝚝̲𝚘̲𝚗̲𝚎̲𝚜̲, enabling us to move forward as one of the leading and most competitive insect producers in the world.   𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯!   Early 2024 we set out to achieve objectives that would allow us to reduce cost, maintain product quality and stability, all while preparing the 2025 ramp up.   In our industry, being able to feed and grow our insects on EU authorised food waste is key to being cost effective and being an important participant in the circular economy, in addition to reducing energy (-𝟭𝟯% 𝗠𝗪𝗵/𝗧 of nextMeal) and water use. In 2024, we were able to 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝟯𝟬% (by 40% in the growing phase) and integrate more than 10 additional families of ingredients. We further improved our larvae feed recipe and optimised our 𝗙𝗖𝗥 (Food Conversion Ratio, which means nutrient use is optimised during digestion) by 𝟭𝟱% and reduce our sourcing price ratio. nextProtein has developed new recipes that are designed to meet the needs of BSF, while diversifying its sourcing to include new categories of wastes from the food industry. This not only means that producing our ingredients makes them the most price competitive out there, but it also means that we are able to convert and reintegrate food waste into the food value chain! 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻’𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 and 2024 proved to be an important year with significant improvements on this front ! Production methods were optimised: the overall time to maturity was reduced by 𝟮𝟬% while doubling the larval survival rate.  𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴, 𝘪𝘯 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦! 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯’𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 ©Asma Ghiloufi, the talented! Hand drawn, 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘐𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴. Nothing compares to the human touch *wink* ChatGPT 😋

🌍🌱 Mapping the Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Europe! 🌱👇   Team Wind is excited to share our mapping of European startups that are driving positive change in sustainable agriculture.   💡Agriculture is not just water and chemical-intensive - it’s also a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions of which notably Nitrous Oxide (N₂O):, Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) and Methane (NH₃) ❗️Agriculture therefore contributes 10-12% of global greenhouse gas emissions. When including land-use change (like deforestation for agriculture), the total agricultural footprint rises to about 23% according to sources like FAO and IPCC. 🌍 The sector faces immense challenges, from reducing its carbon footprint to improving water efficiency and minimizing harmful chemicals. Innovation and new technologies play a key role in the journey towards reaching carbon neutrality by 2050.   In this mapping, we are highlighting the key startups that are revolutionizing agriculture by addressing the challenges of food security, soil health, climate adaptation, and innovation in the agriculture sector to make it more efficient. 🍃🌱   By looking to support these visionary #startups, we aim to help drive real change in the agriculture sector and contribute to a future where food production is more sustainable, resilient and healthy for generations to come. 🍃🚜 📣 🙏 A shout out to Hectar for helping us review the mapping and to the #AgriTech associations that are helping to push the needle forwards (...or should we say plough?! 😉) by connecting agricultre and innovation La Ferme Digitale, InnovAgri, FranceAgriMer 🙏 ... And kudos to our super analyst Thibaud Déchaud for his great work on the mapping 🙌 Cc: Thibaud Déchaud, Thierry Vandewalle, Xavier Gury, Aurélie NICOLAS, Olivier Mougenot, Helen O'Reilly - Durand, Perrine Blanc, Justine Biscay

The 3rd Annual International Conference & Exposition of the African Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society (AFRAQ24) is taking place in the majestic city of Hammamet, Tunisia on 19-22 November 2024! As leaders in sustainable nutritional solutions, we’ll be showcasing our cutting-edge innovation in alternative and sustainable protein production for the aquaculture industry.   Join us as we engage with industry experts and researchers on the theme of "Blue Farming: New Horizons for Economic Growth." Our CEO Mohamed Gastli and our Innovation Project Manager Wael FRAIHI, Ph.D will be sharing insights into how we’re driving the future of sustainable food and feed systems through protein made from insects — a high-quality and eco-friendly alternative to traditional fishmeal. 🔔Meet us at BOOTH 5! 🔔 To register, follow the link https://lnkd.in/e8sfmJgv Join us on our mission of  #feedingthefuture sustainably, respectively and safely.

BioMar has announced new research showing that alternative feed ingredients like algal oils, single-cell proteins, and insect meal not only improve sustainability but also enhance growth, health, and welfare in farmed fish.