Southern Alberta plant reduces food waste through sustainable insect product
ROCKY VIEW, AB. — The federal agriculture department isn’t just concerned about the food consumed by humans, it has also zeroed-in on feed for animals.
Along the way, there’s the opportunity to reduce food waste, as more than half of Canada’s food supply (about 35.5 million tonnes) is lost or wasted every year. It’s estimated $49.5 billion of the wasted food is avoidable.
On Monday (Jan 18), Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced that Enterra Feed Corporation received $6 million under the Agri-Innovate Program to help increase the production of sustainable, nutritious products to feed animals, while helping keep food out of landfills.
The money was used to build a facility the size of three football fields in Rocky View County, just north of Calgary, with the announcement taking place during Bibeau’s virtual visit to the plant.