[HTML][HTML] Edible insect farming as an emerging and profitable enterprise in East Africa

CM Tanga, JP Egonyu, D Beesigamukama… - Current opinion in insect …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Insect farming is a novel and rapidly growing enterprise for protein and income in
East Africa.•More than 80% of feed processors and farmers are willing to integrate insects in …

Edible insects as foods: map** scientific publications and product launches in the global market (1996-2021)

F Boukid, G Sogari, CM Rosell - Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2022 - brill.com
Edible insects are gaining interest for their health and environmental merits as human food.
Within this framework, the main objectives of this research are to fill the gap between market …

New insights into the emerging edible insect industry in Africa

CM Tanga, MO Kababu - Animal Frontiers, 2023 - academic.oup.com
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Effect of insect live larvae as environmental enrichment on poultry gut health: gut mucin composition, microbiota and local immune response evaluation

E Colombino, I Biasato, I Ferrocino, S Bellezza Oddon… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Hermetia illucens (HI) and Tenebrio molitor (TM) are considered
innovative protein sources in animal nutrition. Recently, it has been discovered that low …

Insect-based feed ingredients for aquaculture: A case study for their acceptance in Greece

CI Rumbos, E Mente, IT Karapanagiotidis, G Vlontzos… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Since 2017, insects can be used as ingredients in aquafeeds in the EU.
However, insect-based aquafeeds are still not broadly accepted by European aquaculture …

[HTML][HTML] Insects for peace

KY Barragán-Fonseca, KB Barragán-Fonseca… - Current opinion in insect …, 2020 - Elsevier
Insects such as the black soldier fly (BSF) are a nutritious feed component for livestock with
high protein levels. BSF can be reared on a wide range of organic residual streams. This …

Farmers' knowledge and management practices of cereal, legume and vegetable insect pests, and willingness to pay for biopesticides

P Nyangau, B Muriithi, G Diiro, KS Akutse… - … Journal of Pest …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
We utilized data from cereal, legume, and vegetable growers in Kenya and Uganda to
assess their knowledge and management practices of common pests and willingness to pay …

[HTML][HTML] Factors affecting consumers' evaluation of food derived from animals fed insect meal: A systematic review

A Pakseresht, A Vidakovic, LJ Frewer - Trends in Food Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Research in recent years has shown there is high potential for various insect
species to converting organic substrates into high-quality feedstuffs. Insect-derived meal is …

Production, consumption, and market supply of edible crickets: insights from East Africa

AL Musungu, BW Muriithi, CJ Ghemoh… - Agricultural and Food …, 2023 - Springer
Globally, crickets are gaining recognition as a valuable alternative protein source for human
consumption due to their lower resource requirement and ecological footprint compared to …

Recycling of protein rich silk industry waste for potential food and therapeutic application

R Dhakal, RK Sahu, DD Gupta, M Saikia, S Borthakur… - Food Bioscience, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing global population and the associated shortage of protein necessitate the
discovery of novel, sustainable, and natural protein sources from invertebrates (such as …