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IFW 2026 Torino — Pre-event teaser
🐛 I'm presenting at IFW 2026 in Turin — and I'd like to compare notes with anyone working on the real economics of BSF.
01 · The event
IFW 2026 and the talk
The 6th Insects to Feed the World runs 9–12 June at Lingotto, Torino. My talk is on the closing morning:
"Critical Business Metrics of BSF Bio-waste Operation — Comparative Analysis Across Developed and Developing Countries"
📍 Fri 12 June, 09:15, Room Lisbona (Session 44), with my co-author S. Danubio.
02 · The cases
Three real cases, one framework
The short version: we took three real cases — across Europe, Africa and India, two operating and one in planning, 0.5 to 50 t/d — and ran the same business-metrics framework across all of them. No lab models. No single-country number stretched to fit the whole world. Just what the cases actually cost and earn.
03 · Headline numbers
What the abstract already shows
A few headline numbers, already in the published abstract:
- CAPEX: $25,000–$85,000 per t/d of biowaste capacity
- OPEX: $20–$50 per tonne of biowaste
- Frass sells in a similar range regardless of how developed the country is
- Profit without any tipping fee was more likely in developing countries, not less
04 · What it means
Which numbers to validate first
That last one surprises most people. It's the part I'll spend the most time on in Turin.
I won't be claiming BSF works everywhere — it doesn't. The point of the talk is the opposite: which numbers you have to validate before you build, and how the answer changes between a cold high-wage market and a warm low-wage one.
If you'll be at IFW, come to the session or find me during the week. I'd genuinely like to hear how these numbers compare to what you're seeing. Comment or DM and let's set a time.
Keep exploring
Related topics and pages
- Manna Insect at IFW 2026 Torino — pre-event — the company pre-event note for the same talk
- What makes or breaks a BSF farming business? — the developed-versus-developing market factors this talk compares
- Where BSF Wins (a case with numbers) — a warm-climate case with the per-ton numbers that decide it
Read next
- Manna Insect at IFW 2026 Torino — pre-event — the company pre-event note for the same talk
- What makes or breaks a BSF farming business? — the developed-versus-developing market factors this talk compares
- Where BSF Wins (a case with numbers) — a warm-climate case with the per-ton numbers that decide it
- Manna MIND (solution explainer) — the company post explaining the Manna MIND climate software
Next step
Compare your numbers with ours
If you are working through a BSF biowaste case, Manna can help you decide which metrics to validate first.