Alternative protein business InsectBiotech’s co-founder Ignacio Gavilan talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about the company's approach to turning agricultural waste into protein and fertiliser using black soldier fly larvae. They discuss the potential of insect protein to reduce dependency on soy and fish meal in animal feed industries.
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Back from bankruptcy: can MUD Jeans make circular denim pay?
This week: Bert van Son, founder of MUD Jeans, talks with Innovation Forum’s Niamh Campbell, portfolio lead for apparel and textiles, about relaunching the circular denim brand under new owners weeks after it went bankrupt. They discuss why MUD is now putting profitability ahead ... Show More
27m 32s
Oct 27
What Lula’s fourth term means for deforestation in Brazil
This week: Mauricio Voivodic, executive director of WWF Brazil, talks with Innovation Forum’s Tanya Richard immediately after Lula da Silva’s re-election. They discuss what a fourth term means for deforestation and the zero deforestation target, the outlook for soy and beef suppl ... Show More
31m 55s
Jun 2020
The role of insects in the future of food, with Patrick Crowley
This week, we’re sharing a conversation from a few months ago when we attended (and had a live podcast station) the Global Forum on Innovations for Marginal Envionrments held by ICBA in Dubai; the opening address by Her Excellency Mariam Bint Mohammed Almheiri, the Minister of St ... Show More
12m 5s