questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential environmental impact of (a) greenhouse gas, (b) nitrous oxide and (c) other emissions from farmed insect frass used as fertiliser.
answerText: In 2021 Defra commissioned a scientific review on the insect bioconversion industry, focusing on insect protein used in animal feed. This review highlighted the potential environmental benefits of including insect protein in poultry and pig feeds, and the...
heading: Fertilisers: Insects