On November 21st, the first yellow mealworm protein powder processing and yellow mealworm oil extraction production line in China was officially put into operation in the Yunzhou Modern Agriculture Industry Demonstration Zone in Datong City.

The yellow mealworm, also known as the bread worm, is considered by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to be a treasure trove of human protein food and feed, a superfood for humans and Earth organisms, and is listed as one of the three major resource insects along with bees and silkworms. As a source of animal protein with both nutritional and medicinal value, yellow mealworms far surpass livestock and poultry aquaculture in terms of farmland substitution, feed conversion, water use, energy consumption, carbon emissions, management convenience, investment costs, labor costs, etc. In 2021, the European Food Safety Certification Body confirmed through systematic and comprehensive research that yellow mealworms are safe as food. Subsequently, the European Commission issued implementing regulations approving dried larvae of yellow mealworms to be listed as a new food in the EU.

At the official production ceremony of Dingxin Biotechnology, Zhu Hua, Executive Deputy Director of the Management Committee of Yunzhou Modern Agricultural Industry Demonstration Zone in Datong City, stated that Tian Cailong, Chairman of Shanxi Dingxin Biotechnology Co., Ltd., had identified yellow mealworms as "golden worms" after conducting multiple investigations and research in his hometown's poverty alleviation efforts. He immediately invested 85 million yuan in the core area of the demonstration zone to build a new company that uses yellow mealworms as the main raw material, integrating agriculture, industry, science, and high-tech technology high-tech company.

Yang Jun, a professor at Beihang Frontier Technology Innovation Research Institute, director of the Expert Committee of Shanxi Yellow Powder Insect Industry Technology Innovation Strategy Alliance, and Chief Strategic Officer of Dingxin Biotechnology, stated in his speech that the opening and operation of Dingxin Biotechnology is not only an engine for rural revitalization, but also a typical and exemplary rural industry revitalization project. The Shanxi Provincial Yellow Powder Insect Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance, initiated by Shanxi Agricultural University and Dingxin Biology, has been recognized and established by the Provincial Department of Science and Technology. The company has also established the Insect Industry Innovation Research Institute, aiming to gather strength, innovate technology, achieve common development, and achieve win-win cooperation.

It is understood that as the vice chairman unit of the Shanxi Yellow Powder Insect Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance, Dingxin Biotechnology Company has established the Insect Industry Innovation Research Institute, relying on universities and research institutes such as Shanxi Agricultural University, Shanxi University, Shanxi Medical University, Beihang University, Nankai University, China Agricultural University, and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and has the most professional sales and enterprise operation team in the industry. The company is currently the only enterprise in China that produces food grade yellow mealworms. The company implements the "four unifications" production model of "unified breeding, unified feeding, unified management, and unified processing". The entire breeding and processing process is closed loop, ensuring that the products meet food grade standards. The product has passed comprehensive third-party testing by the Korean Nutrition and Health Products Association, the Korean Health Products Research Institute, and Puni Testing.

In the afternoon of that day, the Shanxi Provincial Yellow Powder Insect Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance and Shanxi Dingxin Biotechnology Co., Ltd. jointly held a seminar on the innovation and development of the yellow powder insect industry. Experts, scholars, and industry insiders from universities such as Beihang University, Shanxi University, and Shanxi Agricultural University provided suggestions and suggestions for the development and innovation of the yellow powder insect industry.