Journal
JOURNAL OF INSECTS AS FOOD AND FEED
Volume 7, Issue 4, Pages 471-482Publisher
WAGENINGEN ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.3920/JIFF2020.0131
Keywords
edible insects; entomophagy; dietary; insect products
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Edible insects, as a natural resource, provide food for many ethnic groups in rural India, but their consumption is still limited globally. Research on the cost-effectiveness and development prospects of insect products could be an effective way to address the cost of living for customers.
Edible insects are natural resources that provide foodstuff to numerous ethnic groups in rural India. In spite of the dietary and ecological repayment, the consumption of insects is still restricted to a limited number of countries globally. Apart from the establishment of consumer acceptance, research is necessary to develop sophisticated and automatise cost-effective production of insect products. Insects have massive prospects as feed. As the protein feed ingredients are becoming expensive, several studies are in progress to establish insects as feed in the Indian market. Insect food and feed industry could be a proficient approach to consign the cost of living for the price-sensitive customers. Cross-linking between the industries and the farmers would be helpful for boosting the production rate of insect products. Extensive and systematic study of the edible insects would be desirable to ascertain food security and elude possible risks.
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