What is a Dutch “krekelboerderij”?
Babykrekels op de krekelboerderij
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Picked for people who know a little
A krekelboerderij is a Dutch cricket farm, and yes, the Netherlands has them. Dutch food-tech companies like Protifarm and Protix run industrial-scale insect operations producing cricket and mealworm protein for animal feed and increasingly for human food (energy bars, pasta, baking flours). The country was an early mover when the EU approved cricket flour for sale in 2022, partly thanks to research at Wageningen University. Dutch cricket farming also sells live insects to pet shops and zoos.
In this clip, a Dutch presenter visits a krekelboerderij and asks about the lifecycle: “Het mooie van een krekel is, is dat het echt direct een krekel is. Het is niet zoals een kever of een vlinder dat het eerst een wormpje is en dan verpopt.”
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- ▸In Dutch food-tech and sustainability journalism (NRC, De Correspondent, De Volkskrant)
- ▸In Dutch agritech research from Wageningen (Wageningen University, NEMO Kennislink, Resource)
- ▸In Dutch popular-science TV and explainer content (Het Klokhuis, Schooltv, De Universiteit van Nederland)
- ▸In Dutch and EU food-policy coverage (NOS, Trouw, Foodlog)