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There is a lot of waste in the food supply chain. Some of that is suitable for human consumption at the point where it is classified as waste [1]. In Europe the
by bjelkeman-again 8y ago
There is a lot of waste in the food supply chain. Some of that is suitable for human consumption at the point where it is classified as waste [1]. In Europe the food waste in fruit and vegetables is over 50% [2], of which at least half could be turned into black soldier fly or mealworm feed, which makes for good poultry or fish feed. But most of it today is going into waste dumps or at best turned into biogas.
Disclosure, I work for a startup that turns this into a circular food production system, from food waste, via insects to fish and vegetables via aquaponics.
[1] EU rules say eggs should be marked “Best before date” as 28 days after they have been laid, but stored propperly they are good for at least double that time. (Swedish) http://www.svenskaagg.se/?p=19895 http://www.svenskaagg.se/?p=19895 In the UK supposedly 720 million eggs are thrown away each year. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/eggs-useage-waste-too-good-to-go-best-before-sell-by-date-a8861296.html https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/eggs...
[2] http://www.fao.org/3/mb060e/mb060e00.htm http://www.fao.org/3/mb060e/mb060e00.htm
- spraak 8y agoCan you share which startup you work for? I've been wanting to work for a company like that
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- adrian_mrd 8y agoFrom bjelkeman-again's HN profile: "CO-founder & co-director at http://akvo.org http://akvo.org ... We build open source data systems which we run as a service that are used in international development and increasingly in country governance." From https://akvo.org/ https://akvo.org/ "With our unique approach to development, we help our partners design their projects so that they can capture and understand reliable data which they can act upon."
- bjelkeman-again 8y agoThanks, updated my profile to include our new startup.
- bjelkeman-again 8y agoThis is a new one, Johanna’s Urban Farms, in Stockholm. We are just now building the pilot installation. https://www.johannas.org https://www.johannas.org
- spraak 8y agoTack!