Why insects are not allowed in animal feed?
“Insects are the future. We need to identify alternative protein sources with urgency, and insects have great potential in contributing to global food security. Insect-based feed products could have a similar market to fishmeal and soy, which are presently the major components used in feed formulae for aquaculture and livestock. Also, it takes much less […]
Interview with Romain Fessard, Insectescomestibles
Interview with Romain Fessard, Ceo at Insectescomestibles How did you first came in contact with the edible insects issue? It was 10 years ago. I was in Thailand for a trip. When I travel, I like to follow the old saying “When in Rome, do as Romans do” which means you have to try the […]
Treccani on edible insects
Treccani, the famous italian encyclopedia, hosts on its Magazine an interesting article on edible insects by Carlo Passera (text in italian). Dec 13, 2015Entomofago
Arnold Van Huis (FAO) talks about edible insects
Arnold Van Huis (FAO) talks about edible insects. Interview by Daniel Ambuhl – Skyfood. Dec 12, 2015Entomofago
Entomophagy: an evolving terminology in need of review
There is growing interest in insects as human food in academia, food and agricultural industries, public Institutions and the public at large. Yet many of the words and concepts used to describe these organisms and the human practices surrounding them are still rudimentary, compared to the diversity of the organisms themselves and the existing complexity […]
Interview with Dr. F. Gai, National Research Council
We interviewed Dr. Francesco Gai, researcher at the Institute of Sciences of Food Production (ISPA) at the Italian National Research Council (CNR) As for edible insects and entomophagy, can you tell us exactly on which studies and trials are based ISPA activities? Starting from 2012, in cooperation with many other colleagues coming from different […]
Edible insects in Tokyo
Interview with Tomohito Nakayama, Administrator of the Entomophagy Facebook Group. How were you involved in edible insects world? It was due to my curiosity: I found informations about entomophagy communities on the web and I decided to join one of them. What is the relation between japenese people and insects? Some love insects and others […]
