Ankit Alok Bagaria

Loopworm is an Indian startup that is producing protein from black soldier fly larvae that can be used in a variety of applications, including aquafeeds. He started the company with his friend Abhi Gawri in 2019, immediately after graduating from IIT-Roorkee, where he studied chemical engineering.

Why Indians should embrace growing – and using – insects for aquafeeds

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4 August 2023 Opinion

The use of insect-based aquafeed ingredients – and potentially diversification into insect farming itself – could offer valuable opportunities for India’s small-scale aquaculture producers.