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Title

Edible insects : future prospects for food and feed security / by Arnold van Huis ... [et al.].

Publication

Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2013.

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Additional Authors

• Huis, Arnold van.
• Huis, Arnold van
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, issuing body.

Description

xvi, 187 p. : ill., maps; 30 cm.

Summary

"Edible insects have always been a part of human diets, but in some societies there remains a degree of disdain and disgust for their consumption. Insects offer a significant opportunity to merge traditional knowledge and modern science to improve human food security worldwide. This publication describes the contribution of insects to food security and examines future prospects for raising insects at a commercial scale to improve food and feed production, diversify diets, and support livelihoods in both developing and developed countries. Edible insects are a promising alternative to the conventional production of meat, either for direct human consumption or for indirect use as feedstock. This publication will boost awareness of the many valuable roles that insects play in sustaining nature and human life, and it will stimulate debate on the expansion of the use of insects as food and feed."--Publisher's description.

Series Statement

FAO forestry paper, 0258-6150 ; 171

Uniform Title

FAO forestry paper ; 171.

Subject

• Edible insects
• Entomophagy
• Food security
• Insecta > chemistry
• Attitude to Health > ethnology
• Conservation of Natural Resources
• Feeding Behavior
• Food Preferences
• Nutritive Value

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. The Role of Insects -- 3. Culture, Religion and the History of Entomophagy -- 4. Edible Insects as a Natural Resource -- 5. Environmental Opportunities of Insect Rearing for Food and Feed -- 6. Nutritional Value of Insects for Human Consumption -- 7. Insects as Animal Feed -- 8. Farming Insects -- 9. Processing Edible Insects for Food and Feed -- 10. Food Safety and Preservation -- 11. Edible Insects as an Engine for Improving Livelihoods -- 12. Economics: Cash Income, Enterprise Development, Markets and Trade -- 13. Promoting Insects as Feed and Food -- 14. Regulatory Frameworks Governing the Use of Insects for Food Security -- 15. The Way Forward.

ISBN

• 9789251075951
• 9251075956

OCLC

851560330

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library