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“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺”

In this new episode of the Blue Builders by Nature Builders Podcasts, I sit down with Alex de Caters, co-founder of Entobel, alongside Gaetan Crielaard. Based in Vietnam, Entobel is developing insect protein as a sustainable alternative for aquaculture feed.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, with several major players facing financial difficulties and some questioning the viability of insect protein altogether. Against that backdrop, we took a step back to explore the bigger picture, the challenges of the aquaculture industry and Entobel’s long game.

𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹y 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱:

✅ The link between aquaculture, fishmeal, and marine biodiversity loss

✅ How insects like the black soldier fly can reduce pressure on wild fish stocks

✅ The complexity of scaling a bioconversion company from lab to industry

✅ The ups and downs of building Entobel from scratch in Vietnam

✅ Why cost efficiency is now make-or-break for the insect protein sector

Alex’s journey is one of resilience, iteration, and long-term vision, a great example of what it means to be a Blue Builder.

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