{"id":24210,"date":"2025-09-23T10:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/?p=24210"},"modified":"2025-09-23T10:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:35:15","slug":"farmyng-final-project-review-meeting-not-the-end-of-the-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/en\/farmyng-final-project-review-meeting-not-the-end-of-the-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"FARM\u0178NG Final project review meeting \u2013 not the end of the journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-860 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/farmyng.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/farmyng.png 400w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/farmyng-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-16498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FARMYNG-funding-acknowledgement_for-CLIB-website.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FARMYNG-funding-acknowledgement_for-CLIB-website.jpg 544w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FARMYNG-funding-acknowledgement_for-CLIB-website-300x73.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FARMYNG-funding-acknowledgement_for-CLIB-website-450x110.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/>CBE JU flagship project FARMYNG wrapped up after 6 years \u2013 what remains?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When the FARM\u0178NG flagship project was kicked off in June 2019, none of the project partners thought they were embarking on such a long endeavour together. However, building a first-of-a-kind flagship does come with risks. While the internal challenges were met by the consortium, external challenges were harder to overcome: construction start scheduled right as a global pandemic hit, supply chain disruptions, global conflicts. Not least the rising inflation made it difficult for the coordinator and start-up \u0178nsect to keep its business on track and scale insect production.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">At the final project review meeting on 18 September 2025, all partners met with the CBE JU project officer and two expert evaluators to review the progress made. The evaluators appreciated the work accomplished in the project and complimented the consortium. Part of the enduring FARM\u0178NG legacy are improved quality control protocols for insect products, the first genome sequence and a genetic manipulation toolbox for <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tenebrio molitor<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, optimised growing protocols for the larvae, the regulatory acceptance of frass-based fertiliser, and a boost for the insect industry as a whole. The \u0178nfarm production plant in Poulainville is built and ready for ramp up.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It now remains for the partners to wrap up and cross their fingers for \u0178nsect to find the additional investment needed to ramp up the \u0178nfarm production \u2013 for sustainable, locally produced alternative proteins and oils from insects fed on agricultural side streams.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FARMYNG-policy-brief_CLIB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FARM\u0178NG policy brief<\/a>, written by CLIB, on more views on the potential of insect-derived products.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FARMYNG-policy-brief_CLIB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23297\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FARMYNG-policy-brief_CLIB_Seite_01-1-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FARMYNG-policy-brief_CLIB_Seite_01-1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FARMYNG-policy-brief_CLIB_Seite_01-1-734x1030.jpg 734w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FARMYNG-policy-brief_CLIB_Seite_01-1-768x1078.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FARMYNG-policy-brief_CLIB_Seite_01-1-1069x1500.jpg 1069w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FARMYNG-policy-brief_CLIB_Seite_01-1-502x705.jpg 502w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FARMYNG-policy-brief_CLIB_Seite_01-1.jpg 1085w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBE JU flagship project FARMYNG wrapped up after 6 years \u2013 what remains?\u00a0 When the FARM\u0178NG flagship project was kicked off in June 2019, none of the project partners thought [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-clib-news-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24210"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24220,"href":"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24210\/revisions\/24220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}