Startups and research institutes have long seen insects as a more sustainable possibility for animal feed. Farmers too are increasingly open to switching to new kinds of feed as they seek to make their sector more sustainable. “Beneficial insects are fundamentally capable of converting unusable biomass or food by-products into high-quality fats, proteins and fertilizers,” says Bernhard Krüsken, secretary general of the German Farmers’ Association. At present, however, they only play a negligible role in terms of feed. But Krüsken sees the need to build on their potential, to make this aspect o…