Entomophagy 564
Is insects breeding economically convenient?
Recent studies suggest that the request of animal food will increase by 70-80% until 2050 (FAO 2013). Moreover climate change will have a negative impact in agriculture, livestock breeding and fishing. All this will bring a growing competition for natural resources which will become more and more limited in the next years. So it’s necessary a […]
AFFIA has its (italian) President
A short talk with Massimo Reverberi (Bugsolutely), recently elected as AFFIA President You were recently elected as AFFIA President. What are your priorities? There is a lot of work to be done. It is a new industry, and there is the need for recognition from government agencies (FDA, customs, Health Departments, Governments). Standards like the […]
Three girls fighting malnutrition in Guatemala
Interview with Gabrielle Wimer, MealFlour cofounder There’s an interesting story behind every relation between a westener and edible insects. Tell us yours All three of us co-founders are adventurous eaters and have tried insects in different places: Gabrielle ate crickets when she visited Vietnam, Elizabeth first ate insects in Arizona where she tried a scorpion […]
Master Bug: ricetta CheeseCake con i grilli
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BugeaterFoods: insects-based protein shakes
Interview with Kelly Sturek, BugeaterFoods founder Tell us shortly about the idea behind the company and why you decided to invest in the edible insects business I think the important thing for me was that we could actually build this. We can make products, we can make them taste good and we can sell them. […]
