An academy has opened in the Marche
region to teach cricket farming, José Francesco Cianni, the CEO
of the Montecassiano-based Nutrinsect told ANSA on Wednesday.
The company near Macerata farms crickets for the production of
cricket flour for pet food.
"The objective is to transfer our know-how to teach how to farm
crickets to those who want to open this type of business", said
Cianni, explaining that the objective is "the creation of 100
farms across Italy".
The CEO explained that the new Nutrinsect Academy opened a few
weeks ago to "offer a professional program aimed at aspiring
cricket farmers or those who have already opened an activity but
want to improve".
The businessman said the initiative is aimed at promoting a
"good, healthy, fully Italian-made product" after the European
Food Safety Authority "evaluated the safety of cricket powder
(Acheta domesticus) as a new food" that doesn't pose a risk to
human health.
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