Passionate Dror Tamir is a serial food and nutrition entrepreneur and the co-founder & CEO of  Hargol FoodTech and Plate My Meal. He is revolutionizing food tech with a โ€œbiblicalโ€ protein; grasshoppers. Dror has won 21 international innovation competitions with his ideas, and he provides a new and unique perspective on farming, veganism, and the importance of insects in general. Drorโ€™s farm feeds their grasshoppers with fresh grass that they do not treat with any pesticides or fertilizers, which they use to create products that are a great source of nutrients. Dror explains that the solution to the global protein challenge we are facing is in the amazing grasshoppers and how they could help sustainably feed the planet. This conversation changed our perspective on so many things, especially sustainability.

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03. Feeding the World With Sustainable Proteins with Dror Tamir

NOV 23, 202136 MIN
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03. Feeding the World With Sustainable Proteins with Dror Tamir

NOV 23, 202136 MIN

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๐Ÿฆ— How does an entrepreneur look at swarms of grasshoppers descending upon him? 02:16๐Ÿ”‡ Grasshoppers are super quiet. 03:43๐Ÿ€ Conditions for free-range grasshoppers. 04:25๐Ÿฅง Grasshoppers have an umami flavor. 05:29๐Ÿคฏ Killing insects with pesticides in the production of vegetables and fruits. 06:32โ˜˜๏ธ Growing grasshoppers humanely. 07:11๐ŸŒพ Efficient production of animal-based protein and how it can feed the world. 09:00๐Ÿค“ Food consumption has to be sustainable, but new technologies are not good at covering that. 11:08๐Ÿš€ โ€œWhen we go to Mars, insects will join us.โ€ 12:44๐Ÿ‘ฆ Born in Israel in an entrepreneurial and industry-driven family, he discovered many people use grasshoppers as food sources. 13:30๐Ÿ’ก A huge market and high demand equaled learning to grow grasshoppers on a commercial scale. 15:06ย ๐Ÿฌ Orange and strawberry-flavored grasshopper gummies. 17:16๐Ÿ˜Ž The name Hargol in Hebrew means long-horned grasshopper. 19:15๐Ÿ“œ History of eating grasshoppers: The only kosher and halal insects. 20:08๐Ÿฆ The danger is not in grasshoppers escaping the farm, but other animals getting in to eat them. 23:07๐Ÿ˜‡ Leaving his corporate position and changing people's minds that grasshoppers are a fantastic food source. 26:58๐Ÿ™‚ Drorโ€™s favorite F word. 30:45๐Ÿ” How many grasshoppers go in an eight-ounce Hopper hamburger? 31:31๐Ÿค“ Connect with us: www.resonateengine.comConnect with Dror: www.hargol.com and www.biblicalprotein.com