Description
This text provides the most important overview of the contributions of safe to eat insects to ecological sustainability, livelihoods, nutrition and health, food culture and food systems around the globe. Even as insect farming for both food and feed is impulsively increasing in popularity around the globe, the role that wild insect species have played in the lives and societies of millions of people {worldwide|around the globe} cannot be ignored. To be able to represent this diversity, this work draws upon research conducted in a variety of geographical locations and features quite a few different insect species.
Edible insects in Sustainable Food Systems comprehensively covers the basic principles of entomology and population dynamics; safe to eat insects and culture; nutrition and health; gastronomy; insects as animal feed; factors influencing preferences and acceptability of insects; environmental impacts and conservation; considerations for insect farming and policy and legislation. The book incorporates practical information for researchers, NGOs and international organizations, decision-makers, entrepreneurs and students.
