Companies partner up to reuse by-products to support insect production in North America.
French ag-tech firm Innovafeed on Thursday inaugurated its North American Insect Innovation Center (NAIIC) in Decatur, Ill. The pilot plant signifies the company's expansion into North America ahead of commercializing insect protein in the United States.
The company is breeding black soldier flies, feeding the insects repurposed agricultural by-products from strategic partner ADM. NAIIC is co…