There is no way back: Insects will become part of our food supply. In Kenya, GREEiNSECT, a 10 million Danish Kroner research project funded by Danida, explores what it takes to use insects as a sustainable food and feed source.
In a future world in dire need of climate friendly farming solutions, and a predicted shortage of animal proteins to the fast raising global population, using insects as food makes sense. Insects are rich in protein and less harmful to the environment than rearing beef or chicken.
Besides, insects as food is neither a new nor unknown phenomenon. Around the world, there are over 2,000 known edible insect species. Most of these species are harvested from the wild, but around nine insect species are currently farmed for food and feed.
With the project GREEiNSECT Nanna Roos has spent the past five years exploring different aspects on how to use insects as a sustainable food and livestock feed source in Kenya together with colleagues from University of Copenhagen and three research institutions in Kenya.
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