Fischer, Julius (2022) Barriers to the implementation of circular food waste in farming: Evidence from the insect industry. Master thesis, Sustainable Entrepreneurship (SE).
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Abstract
The industrial farming of insects provides a novel solution and potential response to accumulating amounts of food waste and other organic low value streams, which cause various problems on a global scale. Despite considerable benefits of insects compared to other sources of animal protein, the industry is still in its infancy. Therefore, this study seeks to identify key barriers impeding implementation of low value streams. To achieve this aim, the theoretical structure is constructed based on a literature review of historical developments in waste valorization and the fit of insect farming into a Circular Bio-Economy. This framework is explored with data from semi-structured interviews with stakeholders either focused on knowledge provision or involved in operational practices. Findings demonstrate that barriers created from policy, knowledge and finance are expected to be overcome in the midterm while proactive approaches to reorganize food waste for insect farming are required as well as a reconsideration of business models in place. Hence recommendations and a conceptual model for the increased adoption of food waste and low value streams are provided to encourage practitioners in increased use of wasted capacities and to spark further discussions in sustainable entrepreneurship literature.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Name supervisor: | Long, T.B. |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2022 09:52 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2022 09:52 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/200 |
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