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Agrigrub Ltd

Feeding Insects on Food Waste to Create Sustainable Food Systems


  • AgriGrub is an ethically run, environmentally friendly and sustainable company - and it always will be.

We are pioneering a sustainable solution to food waste in the UK by farming a remarkable insect called the Black Soldier Fly.  We help combat some of the largest climate issues in food production by feeding waste to insects and creating valuable products that can offer customers sustainable alternatives to imported insects, soy based feed, and polluting fertilisers

We feed waste fruit and vegetables, that would otherwise end up in landfill, to the larvae of Black Soldier Flies. These grubs are naturally amazing at eating unavoidable food waste, and they make a fantastic live food for birds, reptiles and hedgehogs.  

We are really proud to be a climate change focussed company: tackling the food waste crisis and making sustainable products. Our products are low carbon and cause no environmental damage or pollution, giving food and pet food production a sustainable alternative to current challenges with feed and fertilisers.

Our team were the first to grow BSF in the UK. We have the leading expertise in BSF rearing, the largest farm in the UK, which rears and supplys insects and frass to UK domestic and commodity markets

Climate & Food - Why we do what we do

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Food production is the 2nd largest GHG emitter globally. Its biggest challenge is Methane, which has a climate impact of 80 times carbon dioxide. Food waste is a big contributor to methane emissions from food production. Currently there are no technologies to capture methane so avoiding emitting methane is key to the sector’s environmental success

Food production’s second largest challenge is Nitrous Oxide released by synthetic nitrogen fertiliser. Farming needs fertiliser alternatives that not only reduce emissions, but also support building carbon in the soil, supporting the soil biome, and stop runoff into our waterways.

Food production is a global, industrialised food supply chain that extracts and moves global natural resources from countries around the world to the UK. Supporting the UK circular economy returns nutrients from food production back into food production.

AgriGrub eliminate methane from food waste, and rears insects in the most efficient carbon production possible. This creates the leading sustainable insect that can:

  • replace unsustainable insect imports
  • provide sustainable choice for feeding insects
  • displace soy protein in livestock feed
  • replace fertilisers with a carbon sequestering, non-leaching, slow release organic fertiliser that protects the soile biome and the nation's waterways

AgriGrub's Impact

  by 2022  2023  by 2030
 Waste diverted in tns  540  1270 85,000 
 Carbon saved in tns (CO2 equivalent)  646  873 102,000
 Carbon sequestered in tns  41  55 5,865
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Insect Nutrition & Carbon

BSF are the number one globally farmed insect because they are leading consumers of organic waste. They grow to 30 times their hatched weight as a larva to give a high quality, nutritious and protein rich insect.

  • High level nutritional information of a calci-worm vs soy and mealworms
    Table/Graphic representation:
  • Carbon footprint per kg of protein vs soy, fishmeal

Products & Services

LIVE LARVAE

Safe and nutritious for all insectivores, and ready to feed: No dusting or gut loading required

BSFL is a sustainable, highly nutritious feed which supports higher welfare chicken raising.

Reptiles and amphibians thrive on BSFL. With a wide nutritional profile they are a great insect to feed. Being particularly rich in calcium supports essential health needs for their skin, bone and muscle health.

Hedgehogs adore BSFL larvae, and they can be fed safely as they are low in phosphorous

DRIED LARVAE

Puffed or dried larvae are an excellent source of nutrition for wild birds, garden amphibians and hedgehogs.

With many of the benefits of live larvae, such as an excellent source of calcium, these treats are a delight for garden visitors and can support them with a highly nutritious diet throughout the year.

INSECT MEAL

A great replacement for unsustainable soy protein in fish feed and pet food. BSFL protein offers a range of micro and macro-nutrients in addition to its use as a protein source.

BSFL insect meal nutritional profile can support a range of the health benefits experienced from feeding live larvae. These benefits can support decreased use of fishmeal in fish food production.

BSFL FRASS

Certified as an input for organic growing

A well balanced N-P-K, slow release fertiliser with additional micro-nutrient profile to support the soil biome and plant health. Bee friendly! Good for all pollinators and beneficial insects

High carbon content for sequestration supporting soil regeneration

No leaching and run-off safeguards local water courses or waterways and keeps the fertiliser nutrition to where it is applied

BSF frass is non-allergenic and safe to use in gardens as well as in agriculture and horticulture

Services

  • Postage

    Live Larvae are dispatched by business courier on a next day fragile delivery service to arrive at your business in the best condition on Tuesday-Thursday. To avoid larvae being in packaging for any longer than a day we do not courier larvae to arrive on a Friday in case of courier.  Postage and packing is passed through at cost and can vary slightly with each order size.

    For all other products we use a wider range of couriered delivery options, pallet shipping, or individual delivery arrangements. Postage and packaging are passed through at cost for all products.

  • Consultancy Services

    AgriGrub offers advice, consultancy and IP licencing to UK waste producers and UK BSF producers looking to get into growing larvae on organic waste, or to help existing insect production facilities to be able to handle diverse waste streams

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IUK & UKRI

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WRAP funded

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Join the team!

We are growing fast! If you are interested in joining our team and helping tackle the problem of organic waste we would really like to hear from you. We regularly have open positions for Insect Farmers and Site Operatives. All training is provided, but if you happen to have forklift and teleloader experience already, and an interest in insects that would be great!

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