Editorial 12
Edible insects: the future of the industry
What’s happening in the edible insects industry around the world is pretty clear. The most forward-looking companies are trying to expand themselves buying other companies or being bought by bigger ones. The last news on the topic is that Aspire Group acquired Exo. The entrepreneurs are understanding that if this industry wants to grow strong […]
The new year is coming
The new year is coming. The famous 1st January 2018 is coming. We have been waiting for it for a long time. A date, a corner stone. Now things will get serious, obtaining the Novel Food authorization will make the difference between the companies that will remain in the industry and those that will not. […]
Could that of edible insects be a 4.0 Industry?
We talk more and more about Industry 4.0, internet of things and machine learning. Basically it is about how to improve the production of a good through the interconnectivity of the operators involved, men and machines or even just machines and machines. This needs investments, of course, and entrepreneurs who understand the potential benefits. For […]
Edible insects. South Italy. Fools.
It’s a paradox that the most advanced european countries in edible insects breeding are the ones in the north of the continent. Everyone knows that the mild climates are those that best meet the needs of this kind of activity, also from an economic point of view, just think about costs related to the environmental […]
L’Entomofago: a year online!
It was November 2015 when L’Entomofago published its first article. Only twelve months, but we met so many people full of ideas, creativity and determination, we have seen the industry of edible insects evolving in every sense, our team has grown, many exciting things have happened and we are working on many other for the new year. So, […]
Insects are not food for the poor
When we talk about food it’s not just about survival, but also about justice, social equity, distribution, and use of the planetary resources. A planet that belongs to none of us and to everyone at the same time. But once again it seems that this “everyone” is not homogeneous, that there are at least two […]