Insects Feed
Edible insects: greenhouse gases production
Greenhouse gas (GHG) production, as a cause of climate change, is considered as one of the biggest problems society is currently facing. The livestock sector is one of the large contributors of anthropogenic GHG emissions. Also, large amounts of ammonia (NH3), leading to soil nitrification and acidification, are produced by livestock. Therefore other sources of […]
PROteINSECT Project: insects as sustainable sources of protein
Currently more than 80% of the protein requirements for livestock rearing in the European Union is imported from non-EU countries. The European Parliament has adopted a resolution to address the EU’s protein deficit, stating that urgent action is needed to replace imported protein crops with alternative European sources. One potential source to alleviate this current […]
Hypothesis on Italian insects Quality Mark
When the edible insects market will finally be totally opened, the consumer will be in the position to choose among different products. And in the category consumers we must also include fish farmers, as those of mammals and poultry. Selection is certainly an expression of freedom. Only if a person has the necessary informations to […]
