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World edible insects Day
On the day of the “World Edible Insect Day” on 26 October, Portugal Insect will promote a debate on the subject. The goal is to “promote the use of insects in human food, according with the FAO guidelines which warned about the relevance of reincorporating insects as a protein source in human food, given their […]
IPIFF international workshop
The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF) cordially invites you to join the one-day international workshop, entitled “Unleashing the Circularity Potential of the European Insect Sector through Research and Innovation”, taking place in Brussels on the 3rd of December. The objective of this workshop is to provide an updated overview of the […]
AgroInsecta 2019
The theme of AgroInsecta Conference&Exhibition 2019 is “Mankind and environment beneficial insects”. The programme is wide and goes deep into the main issues of the edible insects industry with great keynote speakers. The event will take place the 26th of September at Rivalta Scrivia Scientific Park (Alessandria, Italy) All the infos here
Where to start
In the last period we are getting more and more requests for information about the legislation and the Novel Food authotizations for edible insects, and this means that the interest in the subject is constantly growing. We’re really happy for that. Over the course of time we’ve obviously talked about the matter several times, but […]
The digestive system of BSF
The larvae of the black Soldier fly(BSF),Hermetia illucens(Linnaeus,1758)(Diptera:Stratiomyidae),are considered an efficient system for the bioconversion of organic waste into usable products, such as insect protein for animal feed and bioactive molecules. Despite the great interest toward H. illucens and its biotechnological applications, information on the biology of this insect is still scarce.In particular,no data on […]
Insects Summer School
The field of rearing insects for human food and animal feed is new. There are many challenges in bringing insects on the market. How can we rear insects in a sustainable way with low environmental impact and contributing to a circular economy? What type of production design and facilities are needed to farm the insects […]
Good practices for insects production
This manual of good practices was drafted under the coordination of DGAV ( DIREÇÃO-GERAL DE ALIMENTAÇÃO E VETERINÁRIA – LISBOA) as part of the EntoValor project – Insects as an opportunity in recovery of by-products (POCI-010247-FEDER-017675), a project co-funded by Portugal2020. Authors: José Manuel Costa (DGAV – Animal Feeding Unit) Daniel de Moura Murta (EntoGreen and […]
