Plano de negócio: startup circular de impacto socioambiental voltada uma fazenda sustentável de insetos para bioeconomia de Alagoas

Abstract

The FAO estimates that animal protein consumption will increase and that in the next two decades there will be almost 2 billion more people in the world, with the world population jumping from 8 to 10 billion, which would consequently mean 60% more food to meet global demand by 2050, as well as requiring 50% more energy and 40% more water in food systems to meet this excess demand. Concomitant to this is urban waste management, which is a serious and immediate challenge facing governments in urban areas, and this issue will become even more critical in the future due to population growth and accelerated urbanization. The growing population and increasing demand for food pose serious food security and waste management challenges in the future. With this in mind, the production of sustainable alternatives to animal protein is now more necessary than ever and, in parallel, growing public pressure and environmental concerns mean that waste specialists are being called upon to develop more sustainable methods of treating urban waste that adopt the concept of a circular economy. With this information, we can see the potential of the business model of a biorefinery and insect biofactory to simultaneously address the two main points raised, with a totally new solution for the Alagoas market, which will treat biological waste in a sustainable way while generating highly nutritious food, which greatly improves the quality of life of the animals that adopt insects in their diets, in addition to its potential contribution to strengthening more sustainable agriculture. Thus, assuming its role in society as an ecologically correct innovation for terrestrial life. Entomófagi Socioambiental is a high-impact circular startup with a social and environmental focus, for the challenge of animal protein and the disposal of solid organic urban waste.