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Innovafeed - Insect-derived fertilizer
Our soils are one of our most precious yet underestimated resources. We rely on them:
- For food and water – the UN estimates that 95% of our food stems from them
- To preserve our ecosystems – the GIS Sol estimates that 1/4 of the world biodiversity resides within our soils
- To fight against climate change: 1,500 billion tons of organic carbon are stored into our soils which is 2 to 3 times more than in the atmosphere
Preserving them while ensuring sufficient productivity to feed the growing world population is a challenge we need to tackle. Organic fertilizers such as the frass – insects droppings – can be part of the solution by both boosting both soils agronomic performance and microbial activities.
Innovafeed has developed a natural and fully transparent organic fertilizer to be used in both conventional and organic crops. Innovafeed’s fertilizer is a by-product of its insect farm that:
- Composed mostly of insect droppings from Hermetia Illucens fed with a 100% vegetable and guaranteed GMO-free substrate
- No solvent, no additives
- Insect frass is 100% natural, made out of the droppings
- Displays a balanced N, P, K profile (3-4-3) making it fit for all crops (viticulture, cereals, arboriculture, vegetables)
- Is rich in organic matter (>75%) to enhance the absorption of nutrients into our soils and boost microbial activity.
Since 2016, Innovafeed has partnered with leading experts, including Italpollina and Tereos, to develop the highest performing insect fertilizer, demonstrating its performance both in the laboratory and in the commercial field.
Trials show:
- 10% higher yield on wheat crops
- 15% higher yield on beetroot
- Doubled biomass production compared to comparable organic fertilisers on rape (after 4 weeks).
In addition, insect excreta are naturally rich in organic matter which, when added to the soil, facilitate nutrient uptake, help to activate microbial activity and increase water retention to limit leaching.