After a successful first and second edition of the workshop in November 2015 and February 2016 a third, 2-day, edition will be held on June 16 & 17. It will be a 2-day event this time, as it turned out to be too much information for 1 day. This creates the opportunity for more networking, questions and discussion.Insects are widely considered as a promising and sustainable ingredient for feed and food. For many entrepreneurs and businesses this is an opportunity to create new business. To start insect rearing is not a matter of trial and error anymore, but information is scarce and not everything is available and researched. For this reason this workshop is organized. Participants are given the basic information on building an insect business and concerning conditions.This workshop gives an overview of existing knowledge and experience. The workshop provides knowledge for starting commercial insect production or processing.Workshop contentBasics on insect biology in relation to rearingInsects and its market potentialInsect production: Current status of production and technologyLegislation, safety and qualityExcursion to HAS and InsectLab (research facility)Insect Business creationThe lecturers are from Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), HAS University of Applied Sciences and NGN.Who should attendAny company which wants to start in the insect sector for feed and food on a commercial base or businesses related to insect rearing for feed and food can benefit from this workshop.Date, time and locationJune 16 & 17, 09.30 - 17.30 at Agri&Food Plaza 's-Hertogenbosch, Costs€ 425,- (Ex VAT, including lunches on both day and diner on June 16)
