Promoting the contribution of edible INSECTS in assuring FOOD SECURITY
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Promoting the contribution of edible INSECTS in assuring FOOD SECURITY 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Food C onversion efficiency (%) C ricket C hicken Pig B eef Dish of the future Environment: Insects are cold blooded, therefore efficient in feed conversion: to produce one kg of meat, cows need 10 kg of feed and crickets less than 2 kg. Introduction Most of world population (80%) eats insects More than 1000 insect species are worldwide consumed Nutritionally insect meat similar to beef, pork or fish Climate change and human population growth require alternatives for conventional livestock Food source for livestock: Insects can also be used as animal and fish feed (soldier flies, maggots, silkworms, grasshoppers). Some of these, like soldier flies, can be grown on manure, mitigating manure disposal problems and producing protein rich feed for livestock, poultry and fish. Interdisciplinary approach: For FAO it is a comprehensive holistic approach involving Technical Departments such as Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, and Nutrition Food security: Increased supplies have the potential to address food security problems both by increasing incomes for poor harvesters or producers (providing financial capital for food purchases) and by increasing the availability of a high-protein and popular food. FAO: (1) develop a policy for insects as a promising food source for humans and livestock, (2) map worldwide activities, (3) prepare a word congress, and (4) review literature for a publication. Source: Annie Monard, FAO
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Promoting the contribution of edible INSECTS in assuring FOOD SECURITY
010203040506070
Food Conversion efficiency
(%)
Cricket Chicken Pig Beef
Dish of the future
Environment: Insects are cold blooded, therefore efficient in feed conversion: to produce one kg of meat, cows need 10 kg of feed and crickets less than 2 kg.
Introduction Most of world population (80%) eats insects
More than 1000 insect species are worldwide consumed
Nutritionally insect meat similar to beef, pork or fish
Climate change and human population growth require alternatives for conventional livestock
Food source for livestock: Insects can also be used as animal and fish feed (soldier flies, maggots, silkworms, grasshoppers). Some of these, like soldier flies, can be grown on manure, mitigating manure disposal problems and producing protein rich feed for livestock, poultry and fish.
Interdisciplinary approach: For FAO it is a comprehensive holistic approach involving Technical Departments such as Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, and Nutrition
Food security: Increased supplies have the potential to address food security problems both by increasing incomes for poor harvesters or producers (providing financial capital for food purchases) and by increasing the availability of a high-protein and popular food.
FAO: (1) develop a policy for insects as a promising food source for humans and livestock, (2) map worldwide activities, (3) prepare a word congress, and (4) review literature for a publication.
Source: Annie Monard, FAO
