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Acheta domesticus (Cricket) Feed Resources Among Smallholder Farmers in Lake Victoria Region of Kenya
(Wiley Periodicals, 2019-12-09)
The quality of domesticated crickets depends on the choice of feed substrate that has a direct impact on the economic viability of the farming operation. This study assessed the popular local cricket feeds in the Lake ...
Microbial quality of edible grasshoppers Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae): From wild harvesting to fork in the Kagera Region, Tanzania
(Wiley, 2018-09-17)
In Tanzania, edible Ruspolia differens are still harvested from the natural environments. In this
perspective, little is known about the microbiological quality of wild harvested R. differens. This
study was conducted ...
Affordable Processing of Edible Orthopterans Provides a Highly Nutritive Source of Food Ingredients
(MDPI, 2021-01-12)
Edible orthopterans (grasshoppers, crickets, and locusts) are major delicacies, especially across sub-Saharan Africa. Their promotion as food ingredients is increasingly gaining momentum. This study evaluates the nutritional ...
What Determines Farmers’ Awareness and Interest in Adopting Cricket Farming? A Pilot Study from Kenya
(International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2020-11-04)
Farming crickets for human consumption is emerging as a promising novel and sustainable animal-source food production system. Cricket farming in Kenya first began in 2013; however, adoption rates have been slower than ...
What Determines Farmers’ Awareness And Interest in Adopting Cricket Farming? A Pilot Study from Kenya
(International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2020-11-04)
Farming crickets for human consumption is emerging as a promising novel and sustainable animal-source food production system. Cricket farming in Kenya first began in 2013; however, adoption rates have been slower than ...
Consumer Religiosity and Its Influence on Their Uptake and Consumption of Edible Insects among Selected Communities in Western Kenya
(African Journal of Climate Change and Resource Sustainability, 2022-11-22)
Global food demand is expected to rise due to the population increase estimated to reach 9.5 billion by the year 2050. As a result, the available natural resources such as water sources and land will become scarce and ...
Chemical Composition of the Neochetina eichhorniae and Neochetina bruchi and Their Potential for Use as Livestock Feed
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2023-01-16)
Neochetina eichhorniae and Neochetina bruchi have been used for over four decades as Eichhorniae crassipes classical biological control agents globally. Despite the success of bio-control against the water hyacinth globally ...