UK insect farm project for sustainable animal feed awarded £10m

Government backs plan by London-based Entocycle to build facility outside capital

The UK's first large-scale farm breeding insects for animal feed and pet food has moved a step closer after the government backed the project with a 10m funding package.

The new facility will be built by the insect farming start-up Entocycle, which will use it to raise black soldier flies fed on food waste to create sustainable insect protein.