INSECTS AS FOOD IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

By A. van Huis. 2003

248 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Insect Science, Social Psychology

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In Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

1. V. Varelas
2. J. Ball
3. A. Yen
4. M. Bednářová
5. M. Borkovcová
6. Jiri Mlcek
7. O. Rop
8. D. Oonincx

In Insect Science

1. V. Varelas
2. J. Ball
3. A. van Huis
4. D. Oonincx
5. M. Bednářová
6. M. Borkovcová
7. Jiri Mlcek
8. O. Rop

In Social Psychology

1. V. Varelas
2. J. Ball
3. A. van Huis
4. D. Oonincx
5. M. Bednářová
6. M. Borkovcová
7. Jiri Mlcek
8. O. Rop

Citations in the corpus

• Food Wastes as a Potential new Source for Edible Insect Mass Production for Food and Feed: A review (2019, background): “Termite Adult Wild harvesting Human food [51,52] Encosternum spp.”
• Potential of insects as food and feed in assuring food security. (2013, background): “However, overexploitation has led to the disappearance of mopane caterpillars (Imbrasia belina) from parts of Botswana (87) and South Africa (68).”
• More than just fish food: ecosystem services provided by freshwater insects (2015, background): “Aquatic insects as human food Aquatic insects can be important sources of protein, vitamins, and minerals for indigenous groups particularly in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa (van Huis, 2003).”
• ‘Entomophagy’: an evolving terminology in need of review (2015, background): “Van Huis (2003), citing Barreteau (1999) and Thailand) where the degree and nature of experiences regarding insects as food differ greatly.”
• Potential and challenges of insects as an innovative source for food and feed production (2013, background): “Region # Edible species Source Africa 524 Ramos-Elorduy (1997) Africa 246 van Huis (2003) Angola 4 Ramos-Elorduy (1997) Central African Republic 185 Ramos-Elorduy (1997) Central African Republic 26 Ramos-Elorduy (1997) Central African Republic 41 Ramos-Elorduy (1997) Congo 30 DeFoliart (1997)…”
• A Comprehensive Look at the Possibilities of Edible Insects as Food in Europe – a Review (2014, methodology): “…(e.g. Usta terpsichore, mealworm adult), iron (e.g. axayacatl – a mixture of  several species of  aquatic Hemiptera, giant mealworm), zinc (e.g. cricket nymph), manganese (e.g. cricket adult) and  phosphorus (e.g. cricket adult) [Oliveira et al., 1976; Van Huis, 2003; Finke, 2004; Sun, 2008].”
• The roles and values of wild foods in agricultural systems (2010, background): “…of species references Africa continent-wide estimate (insects only) 600 DeFoliart (1992) Africa sub-Saharan Africa (insects only) 250 van Huis (2003) Africa Central and West Africa (plants only) 1500 Chege (1994) Botswana Tyua grow crops and use wild plants, animals, birds, fish…”
• Edible insects: future prospects for food and feed security (2014, background): “…of weevil, longhorn and scarab beetles, which occur in standing or rotting Elaeis, Raphia, Chamaerops and Cocos nucifera palm trees Source: van Huis, 2003b. Edible insects: future prospects for food and feed security12 Agriculture and Cooperatives as an increasingly viable source of income…”
• The environmental sustainability of insects as food and feed. A review (2017, background): “In sub-Saharan Africa, more than 60 grasshopper and locust species are eaten, most of which are crop pests (Van Huis 2003).”
• Antioxidant activity of predigested protein obtained from a range of farmed edible insects (2017, background): “In Europe, people dislike eating insects due to the bad connotations: most people associate consumption of insects with starvation (Van Huis, 2003).”
• Entomophagy and insect conservation: some thoughts for digestion (2009, background): “There are economic, nutritional and ecological advantages to sustainable harvesting of traditional food source (Van Huis 2003).”