SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of South Korean researchers on Friday announced a method to produce environment-friendly fuels utilizing remains of high-fat infects, which is expected to lend support to the country’s efforts to go carbon neutral by 2050. “Black soldier flies have great potential to be used to produce biodiesel, considering [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s insects industry grew 2 percent in 2020 from a year earlier, data showed Sunday, amid growing popularity of insects-based foodstuffs. The combined sales of local insect-related companies reached 41.4 billion won (US$37.1 million) in 2020, up from 40.5 billion won a year earlier, according to the data [...]
GOCHANG, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Gochang County in North Jeolla Province is introducing a psychological therapy program using insects. The Gochang Local Environment Education Center plans to open a new insect meditation program for local residents struggling with the so-called ‘corona blues’, or depressive symptoms caused by the pandemic. The program was launched in [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The size of South Korea’s insects industry rose 8 percent in 2019 from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday, as a growing number of companies raise or process insects for foodstuffs, pets and other purposes. The combined sales of local insect-related companies reached 40.5 billion won (US$32.9 million) in [...]
OKCHEON, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Okcheon County in North Chungcheong Province plans to invest in insects emerging as a future food resource. The county government announced on Monday that it will organize a project group that consists of local insect farms, which will take charge of investing 30 million won (US$26,614) of government subsidies [...]
NAMYANGJU, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, said in a public statement that it had identified geographic locations at varying risk of outbreaks of disease through the application of big data technology. The city government charted a map of the city by combing through 2,072 civilian reports of disease carrying [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A huge swarm of Morocco locusts struck Russia last week, a phenomenon that experts suggest was caused by recent climate change. Likewise, Korea is also suffering from swarms of insects that are attacking urban and rural areas across the country. The early-arrival of warmer weather is shortening insect life [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Although the idea seems disturbing to many, insects have long been part of human cuisine. So here is the latest update to Korean entomophagy: an insect-based soup will be launched, possibly by the year’s end. JeongPoong, a Korean food enterprise, revealed that it came up with a new recipe for [...]