Ynsect Vertical Insect Farm Visit

Ynsect Vertical Insect Farm Visit

Author: Chris O'Brien and Ethan Pierse April 8, 2022 Duration: 9:47

The French Tech News visited Ynsect's mealworm farm in Dole, France, and spent some time with CEO Antoine Hubert learning more about Ynsect's journey, their mission, their science, and where they go from here. 


1. Intro and acquisition of US mealworm factory, Jord Producers: 00:48 

2. Vertical insect farm factory description: 1:57

3. Behind the Engineering, Data, and Biology of farming insects (mealworm beetles, Tenebrio molitor) 3:37

4. Inventing the intellectual property of insect farming 5:20

5. What's next and the the challenges ahead: regulation for US and EU animal and human consumption of insect protein, human and financial capital 7:33


Video version available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCxLH7t51lw

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