What is it about?
Insects may offer a way to produce food more sustainably than we currently do. We have shown that insects suitable for use in animal feed (black soldier fly larvae) can grow well on waste from farming insects which are eaten by people around the world (grasshoppers and crickets). This could reduce the waste produced when farming these animals, further lowering their environmental impact.
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Why is it important?
We have shown that black soldier flies can grow as well on waste from insect farming as they do on specially developed diets. This could allow us to establish a circular economy in the agricultural system, reducing farm waste while producing a valuable product for use in traditional farm feeds, improving the sustainability of food production.
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I hope that this article will make people stop and think about where their food comes from, what is important to them regarding the origin of the food on their plates, and about the many interesting and seemingly bizarre ways in which we can produce food while reducing the impact of it's production.
Douglas Moore
University of Stirling
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This page is a summary of: Nutrient Recapture from Insect Farm Waste: Bioconversion with Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), Sustainability, January 2020, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/su12010362.
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