A Cape Town Startup Is Farming Black Flies As Protein For Pet Food

Heinrich – 5 July 2023

As strange as it sounds, Dean Smorenburg started farming with black soldier flies in his bathroom in 2016, and now the entrepreneur is exporting his ‘animal protein’ to the EU and US.

With a background in management consulting, Smorenburg always had a passion for sustainability, particularly in reducing the amount of food wasted…