Why we need to give insects the role they deserve in our food systems
From more sustainable production methods to providing a healthy food source, insects could help feed a growing global population in a climate-friendly way
More people are eating bugs – but is it ethical to farm insects for food?
Insect farming is growing in popularity as an alternative to traditional livestock and feed production. A scholar evaluates what that means in terms of trillions of insect lives.
Approval of Insect Novel Food
A selection of questions and answers compiled through the approval process.
Ron DeSantis bans ‘global elite’ lab-grown meat
Florida’s governor says he will “save our beef”, but a lab-grown meat firm calls it an assault on liberty.
AI Helps Black Soldier Flies to Lay Eggs – BlackSoldierFlies.com
Even small improvements to large-scale industrial processes may result in very considerable gains in productivity. Recent study describes developing a mathematical model to help optimizing environmental conditions for maximum egg-laying by black soldier fly adults. While it remains to be seen how this model performs across a wide range of black soldier fly rearing operations, it is great that the scientific community proactively addresses this issue as insect farming is entering the agricultural mainstream.
