Edible insect farming as an emerging and profitable enterprise in East Africa

Tanga, Chrysantus M.; Egonyu, James P.; Beesigamukama, Dennis; Niassy, Saliou; Kimathi, Emily; Magara, Henlay J. O.; Omuse, Evanson R.; Subramanian, Sevgan; Ekesi, Sunday

doi:10.1016/j.cois.2021.09.007

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“…Insects are not suitable for human consumption" and D2.4 "Insects are associated with taboos and food neophobia". In fact, these perceptions can be highly variable according to the cultural environment of the respondents [57,58]. The perception that they are not suitable for human consumption is a problem identified in many studies, and their safety has been an object of concern [59].…”

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Development of a Questionnaire to Assess Knowledge and Perceptions about Edible Insects

Guiné

Florença

Costa

et al. 2021

Insects

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Edible insects (EI) have been consumed as traditional foods in many parts of the globe, but in other regions, they are not readily accepted, particularly in Western countries. However, because EI are suggested to constitute a more sustainable protein food as compared with other sources of animal protein, they can be considered a future food that could help mitigate hunger and malnutrition. Additionally, new gastronomic trends are already targeting this area for exploring new potentialities. The objective of this work was to develop and validate a questionnaire to assess consumers’ perceptions and knowledge about EI in seven different domains: D1. Culture and Tradition, D2. Gastronomic Innovation and Gourmet Kitchen, D3. Environment and Sustainability, D4. Economic and Social Aspects, D5. Commercialization and Marketing, D6. Nutritional Aspects and D7. Health Effects. The 64 items were subjected to item analysis and reliability analysis for validation, and factor analysis was also conducted to identify a grouping structure. The results validated all the items of the seven subscales with high values of Cronbach’s alpha (α = 0.732 for D1, α = 0.795 for D2, α = 0.882 for D3, α = 0.742 for D4, α = 0.675 for D5, α = 0.799 for D6 and α = 0.788 for D7). However, by eliminating 17 items, the final values of the alpha increased in all subscales. Factor analysis with extraction by principal component analysis with varimax rotation extracted 14 factors that explained, in total, 65% of the variance, although the first two factors were the most important (35.7% variance explained). In conclusion, the confirmed usefulness of the questionnaire has been hereby validated for assessing consumer perceptions of and knowledge about EI.

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Development of a Questionnaire to Assess Knowledge and Perceptions about Edible Insects

Guiné

Florença

Costa

et al. 2021

Insects

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“…Feed prices are also an important consideration. The market price of dried BSFL range from US$ 1.1 to US$ 1.4 per kg (Tanga et al 2021). Comparing break-even sales prices of feeds that include BSF meal as a protein source with prices of conventional feeds in West Africa indicates that insect meals are competitive with feeds based on fishmeal as a protein source (Roffeis et al 2018).…”

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Stakeholders’ perspectives on the use of black soldier fly larvae as an alternative sustainable feed ingredient in aquaculture, Kenya

Ouko¹,

Mukhebi²,

Obiero³

et al. 2022

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The use of novel feed ingredients from aquaculture is growing globally. However, their contributions to scalable and sustainable aquafeed solutions are unclear. New ingredients for feeds are desired in the framework of sustainability and a circular economy; thus, initiatives for implementing such novel ingredients are of interest to agricultural practitioners. As research continues on the potential contribution of insect-based feeds in aquaculture in Kenya, understanding stakeholders’ perspectives about the use of black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) meal is critically important. Given that no such studies have been conducted in Kenya, the overarching goal was to quantify stakeholder perspectives on the use of BSFL meal in aquaculture. Specifically, the objectives of the study were to 1) determine stakeholders’ perceived benefits and perceived risks regarding the use of BSFL meal in aquaculture; 2) identify the important considerations when legalising BSFL meal in Kenya; and 3) determine the driving factors to promote the adoption of BSFL in fish production. Purposive sampling was used to select forty (40) experts for a Delphi study, 24 of whom responded. The Kendall’s coefficient of concordance was used to assess the experts’ consensus. The results study results suggest that there is agreement among stakeholders regarding the need to use BSFL as alternative protein ingredient in aquaculture. There was a significantly higher perception of benefits of BSFL in aquafeed than of risks, signifying a high degree of acceptance. Sanitary policy and inspection, feed safety, environmental influences and fish quality were given as the top-ranked important considerations when legalising BSFL in aquaculture. Creating and enhancing fish farmers’ awareness of the benefits of BSFL in fish production (100%) was ranked as the most important driving factor, followed by identifying pioneer farmers of safe BSFL production and their introduction as the leading farmers. Consequently, the study recommends the need for academia, government and industries to collaborate closely to develop technology on the use of BSFL in aquaculture. If further recommends that the fish farmers and insect farmers should be engaged in the process, as this might increase the acceptance of BSFL in aquaculture upon its legalisation.

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“…Insects are an excellent source of protein, fatty acids, vitamins and minerals [14]. Besides traditional entomophagy (the practice of eating insects) in some parts of the world, increasing demand for alternative sources of nutrients for humans and animals has fuelled the need to farm edible insects [2,5,15].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The carbon footprint of insect farming is much lower than that of conventional farming [2,4,18]. Insect farming is gender-friendly [15,19,20] and currently there are nearly 1,000 edible insect farms in Africa, with the industry projected to be worth up to US$ 8 billion by 2030 [5]. A recent World Bank report estimates that black soldier fly farming alone has the potential to replace 60 million tons of traditional feed production in Africa annually, leading to 200 million tons of recycled crop waste and 60 million tons of organic fertiliser production as well as creating 15 million jobs [5].…”

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Safety, regulatory and environmental issues related to breeding and international trade of edible insects in Africa

NIASSY¹,

OMUSE²,

ROOS³

et al. 2022

Rev. Sci. Tech. OIE

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Insect breeding or farming for food and feed is an emerging enterprise that can address the ever-growing demand for protein and curb high unemployment rates in Africa and beyond. However, for the sector to prosper, its value chain needs to be regulated to ensure sustainability and safety for consumers and the environment. Although a few African countries, such as Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda, have promulgated standards on the use of insects as food and feed, greater efforts are needed in other countries, and relevant policies governing the sector need to be formulated.All over the globe, attention to the regulation of the edible insect sector is increasing, and more investment in the industry is foreseen. Safety issues such as identifying which species should be reared, substrate quality and traceability imposed by importing countries will be critical for expansion of the sector. This paper analyses safety, regulatory and environmental issues related to breeding and international trade of edible insects in Africa and provides case studies and recommendations for sustainable use of insects for food and feed.

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Edible insect farming as an emerging and profitable enterprise in East Africa

Cited by 63 publications

References 36 publications

Development of a Questionnaire to Assess Knowledge and Perceptions about Edible Insects

Development of a Questionnaire to Assess Knowledge and Perceptions about Edible Insects

Stakeholders’ perspectives on the use of black soldier fly larvae as an alternative sustainable feed ingredient in aquaculture, Kenya

Safety, regulatory and environmental issues related to breeding and international trade of edible insects in Africa

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