Making insect protein affordable
Making it easy for everyone to eat well
We want you to achieve your health and fitness goals, whilst being part of moving society towards an ethical source of nutrition.
You're not crazy, it's everbody else who's crazy!
If we told you there is a 69% protein which:
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contains all amino acids you need, in ideal proportions
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is affordable
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is rich in omega oils
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is sustainable and ethical
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creates zero risk of new human diseases
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is already eaten by 2 billion people worldwide
Wouldn't you shout "WHY DIDN'T I KNOW"?
Well, it's made of insects, and it's great, so if everyone else can't get over that, it's their problem, not yours!
It's not just about developed countries
Countries like Madagascar, where 75% of people already live below the poverty line, have already started campaigns to increase the use of crickets to prevent starvation as climate change destroys their ecosystem. In areas where schools and orphanages mixed this source of protein with children's porridge, bush-meat hunting has reduced by half.
Unfortunately, the traditional farming methods rely heavily on labour, so are not easily scaleable. Oko is just a small company, but with your support, we can start donating our system to the world's poorest.
Helping farmers diversify
A big thank you to the West family (pictured with Daniel) for believing in Oko, providing land free of charge to help get it off the ground!
Farming is hard. Really hard. Oko is providing a new, more profitable way to help British farmers we work with to diversify.
Oko is the ancient African god of agriculture and abundance. He used bees as his messengers, which is fitting given the system developed to produce Oko was inspired by beehives!
The use of his name is also symbolic, since the popularization of insects as food in the western diet is an example of the export of a long held tradition in many African nations to Europe, North America and Australasia, and represents the fact that there is value in learning from other cultures.
A better option than veganism
We are giving people another option to vegetarianism and veganism, one that is more sustainable, more humane, and more in sync with how our bodies have evolved.
Read: why okotarians dare claim it's the world's most sustainable protein
Billions in marketing on meat free alternatives have distorted the facts. Many plant proteins, like soy and almonds, have been marketed to us as green and sustainable. But how sustainable really is your almond milk, grown in huge mono-cultures with pesticides and insecticides, rendering the land devoid of life, then shipped across the Atlantic to your supermarket. It's just not a way to feed the world. Oko is a straightforward, demonstrably sustainable alternative, that we can make accessible to every single person.
Read: the science behind protein
