As part of Interreg North-West Europe, the ValuSect consortium aims to strengthen the transnational cooperation and exploitation of research on insects as resources for the development of (semi) finished food products.
Sabine van Miert, project coordinator (Thomas More University of Applied Sciences), tells us more on the different steps achieved, and the ones to come. Read More
We just published our first policy brief on the current European legal framework to produce insect-based food and feed. Which animals can be fed with insects? Can insects be produced as food for human in Europe? Read it to learn more on the subject. Read More
The ValuSect consortium will improve the sustainable production and processing techniques of insect-based products and transfer developed knowledge to agri-food businesses in North-West Europe. Read More
Last January, 10 partners met in Geel, Belgium for the kick-off meeting of the Interreg ValuSect project. The team got to know each other, discussed the work ahead and visited the project leader’s campus, Thomas More, where research on insects is taking place. Read More