Good practices for insects production
This manual of good practices was drafted under the coordination of DGAV ( DIREÇÃO-GERAL DE ALIMENTAÇÃO E VETERINÁRIA – LISBOA) as part of the EntoValor project – Insects as an opportunity in recovery of by-products (POCI-010247-FEDER-017675), a project co-funded by Portugal2020. Authors: José Manuel Costa (DGAV – Animal Feeding Unit) Daniel de Moura Murta (EntoGreen and […]
A cricket farm in NY
Interview with Adam Brody, founder of Cricket Farm New York Tell us how your interest for the edible insects world begun I first ate insects during a school field trip to a science museum when I was eight years old. Kids are always told “bugs are gross!” and it made a big impact on me, […]
Podcast: David Gracer
A new podcast from Entonation: a fascinating and educational interview with one of the legendary founding fathers of modern entomophagy Dave Gracer. And more.
New Protein Show
The Alternative Protein Show is a great big networking event where all the entities on the New Protein Landscape are invited so they can all meet each other. There will be different areas for plant-based and cell-based protein, ingredients, technology, incubators & accelerators, NGOs, VC funds, government agencies and more. San Francisco – California, January […]
2019: the year of edible insects
Here we are. 2018 was a great year for the edible insects industry considering the media attention, the growth of the market and the companies, the rising consumers’ consciuosness about the need to find alternative protein sources. But 2019 will be even better! During the new year some european companies will be finally authorized according […]
Cricket Lab
Interview with Nicolas Bery, CEO of Cricket Lab Tell us how you got interested in the edible insects issue? This adventure started in 2013 when during a dinner, a friend of mine told me that some students in Malaysia were experimenting on edible insects for food. I had tried insects in Thailand already but never […]
The food Neophobia
The present study provides new insights into the acceptance of trying and consuming a novel food (edible insect) and identifies the main determinants driving this when an unfamiliar food product is introduced into a Western culture. In this research a house cricket was incorporated into a common type of jelly sweet. These types of novelty […]
