Farmers’ Perceptions of Commercial Insect-Based Feed for Sustainable Livestock Production in Kenya

Okello, Arthur; Nzuma, Jonathan M.; Otieno, David Jakinda; Kidoido, Michael M.; Tanga, Chrysantus M.

doi:10.3390/su13105359

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“…For instance, Schouteten et al ( 2016 ) observed that increasing acceptance of insects as an alternative food group is mainly attributed to consumer awareness of the nutritional benefits associated with insects. Other recent studies have also shown that consumer knowledge, which informs awareness, influences willingness to consume insect-based foods, willingness to use insect-based feeds for livestock, and perceptions as a protein source (Piha et al 2018 ; Kim et al 2019 ; Okello et al 2021 ).…”

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Production, consumption, and market supply of edible crickets: insights from East Africa

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Globally, crickets are gaining recognition as a valuable alternative protein source for human consumption due to their lower resource requirement and ecological footprint compared to traditional livestock. In this paper, we examine strategies that may expedite the sustainable domestication of crickets as a food source. Using survey data from 306 households in western Kenya, we find that supplying cricket production starter kits, granting access to credit facilities, encouraging participation in farmer groups, and fostering partnerships can enhance the adoption of cricket farming. Moreover, we provide new evidence that institutional training significantly increases cricket yields while embracing cricket consumption (i.e. entomophagy) increases market supply. These findings underscore the importance of technical training, provision of production starter kits, and raising awareness about entomophagy to achieve sustainable mass production and adoption of cricket farming.

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Production, consumption, and market supply of edible crickets: insights from East Africa

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“…The similarity in these parameters for chicken fed on diets where fishmeal was replaced with BGM confirms similar nutritional benefits. According to Okello et al (2021), farmers are willing to accept the incorporation of IBF as there is no longer credible information indicating the benefits of a given insect meal. The current study has found utilizing BGM in chicken diets is as good as using conventional fishmeal.…”

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Entomophagus Response of Indigenous Chicken to Diets Enriched with German Cockroach (Blattela germanica) Meal in Kenya

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East Afr. j. agric. biotechnol.

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Feeding accounts for 65-70% of cost production in a chicken enterprise. Fishmeal has primarily been used as a source of protein in chicken feed owing to its excellent nutritional value. However, due to its unstable supply and variation in quality, recent studies have focused on finding alternative protein feedstuff, such as edible insects. A study was carried out to evaluate the effects of substituting fishmeal (FM) with Blattela germanica meal (BGM) on the growth of chicks. Seventy-two KALRO improved indigenous chickens (KC), at the grower stage, eight weeks old, comprising an equal number of males and females were used as sampling units in a completely randomized design (CRD) feeding trial. Each of the four treatments was replicated three times. Birds were fed on dietary treatments that were isocaloric and isonitrogenous and comprised - treatments TA (87.5 %FM, 12.5% BGM), TB (62.5 % FM, 37.5 % BGM), and TC (50% FM, 50% BGM) TD (100 %FM, 0% FM)-Control. Data on daily feed intake and weekly live weight was taken for eight weeks and used to calculate the Feed conversion ratio (FCR) and average daily gain (ADG). Data were subjected to a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The feed intake, average daily gain, final weight gain, and feed conversion ratio was not significantly different from the control (P> 0.05). Thus, indigenous chicken fed diet with BGM and fishmeal performed similarly. As such, farmers should be encouraged to incorporate cockroaches as their on-farm feed to reduce the feed cost and increase chicken productivity

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“…Further, the retained factors cumulatively explained 37% of the variation (Table A1). Although only five statements had factor loadings above the recommended threshold of 0.5 as indicated by Okello, et al (2021), all the 7 statements were used to calculate the KP index.…”

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Awareness and Attitude towards Mango Infesting Fruit Flies and Adoption of an IPM Strategy: A Panel Data Analysis in Elgeyo Marakwet, Kenya

2022

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This study aimed at understanding farmers' awareness and attitude towards mango infesting fruit flies, the adoption of an IPM strategy, and the determinants of farmers' knowledge and perceptions on fruit fly infestation and management. We utilized panel data collected from 608 mango farmers in Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya. Descriptive results show that eighty four percent of farmers reported high damage caused by fruit flies. The most common identified fruit fly symptoms were infected fruits that contain maggots and fruits falling off the plant prematurely. Fruit fly traps and orchard sanitation by feeding infested fruits to animals and burying infected mangoes were well-known and adopted IPM strategies among the farmers. The principal component analysis (PCA) was employed to develop the knowledge and perception index that was subsequently used in multiple regression analysis. The regression estimates indicate that farmers' awareness and attitude towards fruit fly infestation and management is positively associated with gender of the household head, training on IPM, contact with an extension officer, membership to a mango cooperative, and experience of pesticide intoxication, while age of the household head and mango income negatively influenced farmers' awareness and attitude on fruit fly infestation and management. We emphasize on the role of rural institutions and associations in enhancing farmers' knowledge and perceptions on fruit fly infestation and management through improved product-specific training, access to farmer cooperatives and extension services on non-pesticide methods of suppressing fruit flies.

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Farmers’ Perceptions of Commercial Insect-Based Feed for Sustainable Livestock Production in Kenya

Cited by 15 publications

References 40 publications

Production, consumption, and market supply of edible crickets: insights from East Africa

Production, consumption, and market supply of edible crickets: insights from East Africa

Entomophagus Response of Indigenous Chicken to Diets Enriched with German Cockroach (Blattela germanica) Meal in Kenya

Awareness and Attitude towards Mango Infesting Fruit Flies and Adoption of an IPM Strategy: A Panel Data Analysis in Elgeyo Marakwet, Kenya

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