Problem
What is the Problem?
Increase in global food production needed
by 2050
Population growth and changes in living standards, especially in developing countries, are leading to a massive increase in global food demand.
Tons of proteins set to be missing
by 2030
These additional proteins are needed especially in feed for chickens, fish and pigs. Meeting this additional demand is not possible with conventional methods, such as growing more soy or increasing fishing, without significant ecological damage.
...of the European protein-rich crop supply is imported
today
Currently, 70% of the proteins consumed by Europe’s farms, such as soya and fish meal, are imported. This is critical not only from an ecological point of view.
Solution
Insect Farming
Upcycle domestic grain by-products through local insect farming.
Empowering farmers through insect farming
local
Our mission is to make the complex insect farming a mainstream feed production, installed closer to its demand.
Changing the feed system
SUSTAINABILITY
Insect based proteins and oils can successfully replace current unsustainable feed sources (Soy, Fish meal) without entering in competition with food productions.
High quality proteins
for feed
efficiency
Insects, like mealworms (Tenebrio Molitor) are amongst the most efficient organisms when it comes to convert food by-products into highly digestible feed. Compared with a Kg of beef, farming a Kg of mealworm requires: 5x less food, 14x less water, 5x less land.
Innovative
Products and Services
By decentralizing the farming of Mealworms between a network of partner farmers, high quality proteins can be produced and transformed closer to food by-products sources and closer to clients. This proximity allows us to increase the sustainable aspect of our products as well as making the supply of farmed insects more flexible:
Mealworm Meal
High Protein Content
The mealworm meal produced by NERTUS is a highly digestible, high quality protein rich powder (>60%) suitable to replace the current sources of animal protein.
i-45 Module
automated rearing
Our autonomous farming module is monitored by an individual and can be installed in existing buildings. Our technology reduces the complexity of insect farming while including farmers in this new industry.
The Crew
Our Team
We are a multidisciplinary team with strong skills in engineering, biology and business administration.
Leo Flohr
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Alexander Bexter
Chief Biologist
Felix Ott
Chief Technical Officer
We'd love to hear from you
Contact Us
Reach us through
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Nertus GmbH
Grombacher Straße 83
75045 Walzbachtal
Germany - +49 1577 82 85 318
- contact@nertus.eu
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