Sammanfattning

In its current form, food production adds pressure to climate change, biodiversity loss, antibiotic resistance, the emergence of zoonotic diseases, and other threats to human health. An alternative towards a more sustainable food system is the use of insects to replace vertebrate animal products. Insects are nutritious, can be fed crop residue, and their by-product—frass—can be used as organic fertilizer. In this essay I discuss and outline challenges and opportunities for scaling up insect farming.

Nyckelord

sustainable food systems; circular food systems; insect production; frass; organic fertilizer

Publicerad i

Introductory research essay (Department of Ecology, SLU)
2022,
Utgivare: Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

SLU författare

• Capitán, Sara

  • Institutionen för ekologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/119067