About Oko Protein
Small creatures. Big change.
The world we built
After the Second World War, farming achieved humanity’s greatest success: it fed the world.
Innovation, machinery, fertilisers, and global trade transformed food production turning farming into the backbone of modern society.
But the same system that once saved us is now straining under its own weight.
The tipping point
Our soils are losing life.
Rivers carry the burden of our progress.
Farmers face rising costs, new livestock diseases, and a changing climate.
Meanwhile, the global population, and its appetite for protein, keeps growing.
We need to produce more food on less land, with fewer resources, and without pushing the planet past its limits.
But what if the answer wasn’t bigger farms, it was smaller creatures?
The breakthrough
A solution that uses a tiny fraction of the resources: crickets.
People tried farming them before but the systems were too complex and costly.
Oko changed that.
After years of development, we created a unique technology. It’s efficient, affordable, and scalable. We’ve refined every detail — from nutrition and welfare to hygiene and food safety — ensuring our crickets are raised cleanly, naturally, and to the highest standards.
The result: high-quality protein that’s better for people, better for farmers, and better for the planet.
A return to balanced farming
We’re bringing farming back to what it was meant to be — natural, abundant, and life-giving.
The same spirit of innovation that once fed the world is now helping to heal it.
Our system restores what’s been lost: balance between people, planet, and food.
Farmers can once again produce healthy, affordable nutrition without exhausting the land.
Because this isn’t just about insects.
It’s about rebuilding abundance: naturally, ethically, and affordably.
The name 'Oko'
In African legend, the ancient god of agriculture and abundance named Oko used bees as his messengers — a fitting link, since our own system was inspired by Dan’s (the inventor) parents’ beehives.
Insects have been part of diets across Africa for generations, and the name 'Oko' celebrates that heritage, honouring the idea that progress begins by learning from others.