In this episode of "Be Innovative", we speak with Leo Wein - Founder and CEO of Protenga.Protenga makes Insects Work For You. They develop data-driven Insect Technology that enables a circular, regenerative, economy all along the food supply chain and produces best-in-class, sustainable Insect Products for pet food, animal feed and plants.Leo sits down with Budding Innovation to share more about how insect farming covers a much broader spectrum in the topics of sustainability, protein and circularity. Not to mention, the commercial opportunities for pet and human grade food, as well as plants.Watch / Listen to the episode and discover the opportunities in the food and agri industries with Insect Farming potential.

00:00 - Start

00:11 - Welcome to Be Innovative!

00:30 - Meet today's guest - Leo Wein, Protenga

00:48 - A quick self-introduction

01:28 - Moving from software to something more purposeful...

03:21 - What does Protenga mean?

03:48 - What to expect in this episode

04:35 - What goes on in a BSF Farm?

05:32 - The short lifecycle of the BSF

05:49 - Cultivating BSF Larvae in bioreactors

06:33 - Quick Quiz: What is FRASS?

07:03 - understanding the multiple uses of BSFL byproducts

08:11 - What's make your farm, a "Smart Farm"?

11:31 - What's the advantage of cultivating BSF Larvae as a source of nutrition and managing the yield?

14:20 - Processing of BSF Larvae and byproducts

15:41 - How to manage temp sensitive environments for yield

17:52 - What was the first iteration of the BSF Larvae Farm?

18:54 - He didn't say the "G" word, did he?

19:46 - Why cultivate only BSF? Aren't there other options as well?

23:25 - Is there a greater awareness around insect farming for food?

25:56 - Drawing a great lesson from "The Good Life"

26:30 - In the world of food, there is no free lunch

27:05 - Addressing the realities of narrowing options of food

28:03 - The opportunities dervied from insect proteins and farming

30:30 - How to insect farming wave is picking up momentum

34:11 - If Smart Farms grow, does that also increase it's energy consumption and footprint?

36:53 - Leo's opinion on the future of insect farming

39:19 - Can BSF Larvae be fit for human consumption?

41:39 - Will makers make, and consumers consume?

44:04 - Analyzing the price of pork

47:04 - The Keys to Driving Adoption of insect protein

50:09 - Who's responsible to drive adoption?

51:35 - Shaurya's commitment to insect protein

51:49 - Where is food waste for feedstock sourced?

54:59 - It's not about the source of waste - it's collection that's the problem.

55:33 - Closing comments#BeInnovative #B2Bpodcast #Deeptech #Innovation #Insects #Farming #futurefood #Asia #Protenga #BSF #blacksoldierfly