Edible Insects Breeding
BioBug International
Interview with Andres Whang, co-founder of Biobug International Tell us how you got involved in the edible insects world Several years ago, I traveled around Southeast Asia and became intrigued by the street food I came across. I tried fried crickets, scorpions, mealworms … in Asia, insects are commonly served up as snacks. Also spending […]
Insetec 2019
INSETEC 2019 will bring together the 1st Brazilian Congress of Insects and Associated Technologies and the 2nd Brazilian Symposium of Anthropoentomophagy, with the aim of addressing all the thematic areas and technologies associated with the production and use of insects as food for animals and humans. The event aims to bring together the main players […]
Insects Summer School
The field of rearing insects for human food and animal feed is new. There are many challenges in bringing insects on the market. How can we rear insects in a sustainable way with low environmental impact and contributing to a circular economy? What type of production design and facilities are needed to farm the insects […]
Edible insects in Tasmania
Interview with Louise Morris, founder & Director of Rebel Food Tasmania Tell us how you guys got involved in the edible insects world My background includes working as a vet nurse, climate and environment campaigner, sustainability consultant and as an Adviser to the Leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Christine Milne, from 2012- 2015. […]
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 […]