Date:  Thursday 31 October 2024

Time: 09:15 – 16:30

Location: Thinktank Museum, Millennium Point, Curzon St, Birmingham B4 7XG

The Royal Entomological Society Insect as Food and Feed conference is being held at Thinktank Museum, Birmingham on Thursday 31 October.

The full programme is now confirmed and can be found here:

Session topics being discussed are:

• Integrating insect protein as part of our food and feed systems;
• Where are we now? Insect production and supply chains across Europe;
• How can understanding developments in invertebrate welfare help insect farmers in the UK?

Speakers include David Tavernor, Fly2Feed and Maureen Wakefield, Fera Science and Thomas Farrugia, Beta Bug, Teun Veldkamp, Wageningen Livestock Research, and Nick Rousseau, UK Edible Insect Association.

Rachel O'Connor, David Thompson and team look forward to seeing you there.

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Date: Wednesday 30 October 2024

Time: 18:30 – 20:30

Location: Thinktank Museum, Millennium Point, Curzon St, Birmingham B4 7XG

Alongside the conference, we will be running a public panel debate the evening before, introducing using insects as food and feed, and looking at the challenges and opportunities faced as this becomes more widely considered.  The discussion will be chaired by BBC journalist, Melanie Abbot, a Radio 4 journalist with You and Yours, Woman's Hour and Farming Weekly.

Other panellists include, BSAS Trustee Nick Jonsson, Professor of Animal Health and Production, University of Glasgow, Larry Kotch, Co-founder of Flybox and Ralph Bishop, Premier Nutrition.

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