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Using bugs as animal feed can cut down deforestation: ReportAccording to a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report, insect protein could replace 20 per cent of the UK’s imports of soya by 2050. It found that just under half of the demand for insect protein can be met by British producers. The study outlines a plan for [...]
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Without Bugs, We Might All Be DeadThere are 1.4 billion insects per person on this planet and we need (almost) every one of them.Read the Article
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UK Govt urged to develop financial support for insect farming - All About FeedUsing insect meal to replace soy in fish and livestock feed could cut the UK’s future soy footprint by a fifth, protecting vital ecosystems such as theRead the Article
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‘Huge potential’ for insect feeds, claim Tesco and WWFAround 240,000 tonnes of insect meal per year could potentially be sourced from UK insect farmsRead the Article
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Insect Farming: Lansing science teacher turns his insects into mealsA Lansing science teacher is farming insects and turning them into meals.Read the Article
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Let’s go predatory bug huntingPredatory bugs aren’t as scary as they sound, writes Janine Kennedy. They are a great indicator of biodiversity in your garden and on the farm.Read the Article
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Turning garbage into food? Worm farm in south Phoenix grows sustainably in the desertHow can your food waste turn into something edible? The Arizona Worm Farm in south Phoenix wants to show you how.Read the Article
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This farm is breeding insects to replace pesticidesThe bugs are bred to protect the crops from harm and encourage pesticide-free produce.Read the Article
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Village Farms uses IPM, reducing need for pesticides – Produce Blue BookCreepy crawly bugs come in all shapes and sizes in this great wide world of ours, and we know that every insect plays a part in keeping our environment in balance. In agriculture when insects are a nuisance, we call them ‘pests’, but when [...]
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Insect farming: new food on a global scale – The Oxford StudentMia Clement explores the practice of insect farming, and discusses whether this could become a more sustainable part of our diets in future.Read the Article
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Africa Day - Continent Must Grow What It EatsAgric, Environment & Innovations EditorRead the Article
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Wasps: why I love them, and why you should tooWe value bees for the jobs they do for the environment and us – why is the same not true of wasps?Read the Article
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Wasps may be hated - but they’re actually one of our most valuable species, study findsThere are around 33,000 species of wasps and they play a huge role in pollination and help regulate populations of smaller insectsRead the Article
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Meat The Future – scenarios for a lower meat future.Meat The Future – a joint exhibition from Oxford University’s Livestock Environment and People (LEAP) research programme and the University’s Museum of Natural History – is set to give visitors some serious food for thought about how the production and consumption of animal products affect people [...]
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How These Danish Bees Give Hope to RefugeesIn the face of rising anti-immigrant sentiment, an organization has worked to integrate new arrivals to Copenhagen by taking care of honeybees.Read the Article
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Vietnam granted permission to export edible insects to EUInsects predicted to grow in popularity as food in Western world due to low environmental impactRead the Article
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Entomophagy EducationArticles About Edible Insects Educational Information on Insects as Food & Feed Why Eat Bugs? READ MORE Entomphagy. READ MORE Insect Nutrition Info. READ MORE Cricket Flour. READ MORE What is Chitin. READ MORE What are Prebiotics? READ MORE Is Cricket Protein Healthy? READ MORE Are People...Read the Article
Insect protein as animal feed creating global buzzInsect protein is creating a global buzz, with demand for the fast-emerging ingredient in the animal feed and pet food sectors expected to reach half a...Read the Article
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The marginal solution for alternative proteins: INSECTS | Feed & Additive Magazine“As the Danish great physicist Niels Bohr said: “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” But I have no doubt the insect sector has a key role to play in the future to provide sustainable and alternative protein on the food [...]
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Villagers Barricade Roads, Demand ‘Tollgate’ Fees From Amacimbi Hunters - NewZimbabwe.comSpread This NewsBy Bulawayo Correspondent SOME farm owners in Mopane worm rich Solusi area in Matabeleland South province are now barricading roads leading into their properties demanding entry fees from outsiders visiting the area to harvest the protein rich insects. Scores of people from Bulawayo [...]
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Young entrepreneur ventures into edible snails and insects farmingXavio Dominico Imbabazi, is a 29-year old young owner of a company dubbed “Golden Insects Ltd” which has invested in farming different edible insects aiming at reaping big from edible giant land snails and exporting them.Read the Article
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Living Planet: Cataloguing South Africa’s edible insects | DW | 17.12.2020In many parts of Africa, insects such as termites and grasshoppers are an important source of protein in people’s diets. But in South Africa, edible bugs are facing increasing threats due to changes in their environment. Now, scientists are racing to log the DNA barcode [...]
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Biological invasion risk from ‘edible insect’ industry, study warnsResearchers from France and India have warned that edible insect farms are poorly regulated and employ concerningly lax biosecurity protocols.Read the Article
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Raise Insects to Replace Fish MealGreen Entrepreneurial Idea: Use restaurant and grocery store waste to grow high protein fish foodRead the Article