Master Bug: ricetta Cupcakes con locuste
Sorry, this entry is available in italian only Jan 7, 2017Entomofago
Tom Cooks: if a bug come to change things
Interview with Tommaso Gagliardi, aka Tom Cooks Tell us who you are and what you do I was tired of the life I had as a programmer in Amsterdam and I decided to leave everything to go to Lisbon on foot across Spain and Portugal, along the road to Santiago de Compostela and Fatima. I […]
Master Bug: gnocchi con farina di grillo
Sorry, this entry is available in italian only Dec 27, 2016Entomofago
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
2016 was really an incredible year, full of new friendships, reached-goals and big satisfactions. Once again thanks to our readers, contributors, advertisers, friends and curious people. And the good news is that 2017 will be even better! The edible insects industry is picking-up fast, there are thousands ideas and we’re working on new projects that […]
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 […]
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 […]
