SFIRP | Career Q&A Sessions – Protein Farming Digital Learning Kit

Protein Farming

In the last twenty years there has been an increasing interest in the use of insects and other invertebrates as a source of protein. Hermetia illucens Black Soldier Fly has proven to be very successful in processing waste material, with the larval stages converting it into protein. The use of Black soldier fly and other invertebrates presents a novel approach to sourcing protein for animal feed. Whilst most Western diets do not consider insect protein as a regular part of their diet there is a growing trend for the more adventurous to incorporate and insect protein within western diets. This series of videos discusses farming black soldier fly, discusses research into eating insects and the use of a snail farm as part of a therapeutic care farm.

This Digital Learning Kit resource contains:

• 3 Videos
• 1 Worksheets PDF

Protein Farming Digital Learning Kit – Worksheets

The Protein Farming Student Worksheet is designed to be used in conjunction with the videos. These worksheets give students the opportunity to answer questions about the videos, create a job description for a role and research agricultural careers in greater detail.

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Associated Agriculture Careers Resources:

• PIEFA Career Paths in Agriculture Poster
• PIEFA Step into Agriculture Poster
• Charles Sturt University Careers in Agriculture Poster

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Protein Farming Digital Learning Kit – Videos

This series of Career Q&A videos forms part of a suite of resources promoting careers within agriculture. Three candidates are interviewed and asked the same series of questions about their careers in agriculture. The videos can either be watched individually, depending on the topic, or all three of the videos can be watched together. To explore the rest of our Digital Learning Kits, based on the other themes, please click

The following videos discuss some of the industry’s issues as well as demonstrating the variety of roles, both as producers and off farm roles within the industry.

• Ishka Bless, PhD Candidate – Eating Insects
• Claudia Ait Touati, Care and Snail Farmer
• Jeannine Malcom, Co-Founder/Manager, Mobius Farm – Black Soldier Fly

The candidates are asked the following questions:

• Where did you go to school and what was your favourite subject?
• Describe what you do.
• Describe a typical day.
• Explain how what you do is adapted for Australian agriculture.
• Explain how technology has changed the way you do things.
• Identify something that surprised you about your career.
• Describe the most useful skill you require for your role.
• Identify some of the challenges facing young people starting in your role and explain how they can overcome them.
• What shoes do you wear to work?
• Where do you sit on the CSU Career Pathway Poster?

Career Q&A | Ishka Bless, PhD Candidate – Eating Insects (6.31 min)
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Career Q&A | Claudia Ait Touati, Care and Snail Farmer (8.03 min)
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Career Q&A | Jeannine Malcom, Co-Founder/Manager, Mobius Farm – Black Soldier Fly (5.41 min)
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