Olympia Yarger is the Founder and CEO of Goterra, an Agtech startup that is building an autonomous system that breeds insects using organic waste as a feedstock. Picture this as a shipping container containing a robotic system that takes in organic waste on one side, breeds insects, and produces proteins on the other side.

In this episode, Olympia walks us through:

• the origin story of Goterra and how she became interested in insects
• the challenges of conventional farming and waste management, and how insects can be part of the solution
• the initial challenges in building a prototype of such a complex & large insect breeding machine
• the first commercial success, how she has scaled the company, and her ambition over the coming years

Enjoy the show!

To learn more about Goterra: https://goterra.com.au/

To learn more about the Hermetia Olympiae: https://waste-management-world.com/artikel/australia-black-soldier-flies-to-upcycle-food-waste/