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Rearing and processing crickets (achita domestica) at household level for food security
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)
Acceptance of certain edible insects as human food among different communities of the world differs
widely. When one insect is eaten as a delicacy in a village, the same is not acceptable in another community. In Kenya, ...
Climate change and the abundance of edible insects in the Lake Victoria region
(Academic Journals, 2010-07)
Global warming is adversely affecting the earth’s climate and its profound effects are virtually on all ecosystem. Every living animal will be affected in one way or another by climatic changes and insects being an integral ...
Review on community food security and edible insect’s resources: biodiversity and policy implications for safeguarding human consumption.
(Scitecpub, 2013)
The aim of this paper is to review the impact of climate change on food security with emphasis to alternative food resources such as edible insects in the Lake Victoria region. It goes further and outlines basic recommendations ...
An importance-performance analysis of food service attributes in gastro-tourism development in Western Tourist Circuit, Kenya
(Sage, 2013)
Tourism development has principally focused on the tangible tourism products thereby overlooking the intangible element such as service. This study aimed to evaluate food service attributes in gastro-tourism development ...
Processed products of termites and lake flies: Improving entomophagy for food security within the Lake Victoria region
(ASSCAT, 2010-02)
Among the factors contributing to food shortage in Africa are lack of appropriate preservation and storage facilities, tropical heat and poor road network for marketing produce. High food spoilage caused by high temperatures ...
Black soldier fly larvae (hermetia illucens) organic waste bioremediation potential
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)
The world faces an imminent shortage of proteins to cater for a rising demand, which in turn will result in price rise of the few protein diets available in the market because of the scarcity and high cost of fishmeal and ...
Domestication of Longhorn Grasshoppers for human food
(JOOUST, 2017)
Introducing rearing crickets (gryllids) at household levels: adoption, processing and nutritional values
(Wageningen Academic, 2016-05)
Edible insects, particularly crickets, are becoming popular due to their nutritional value and efficiency in food conversion. An increasing number of farmers in Kenya are seeking information on rearing crickets ...
Acceptability of biscuits containing 10% cricket (Acheta domesticus) compared to milk biscuits among 5-10-year-old Kenyan schoolchildren
(Wageningen Academic, 2017)
Children in Kenya are at risk of undernutrition. Milk powder is the ‘golden standard’ in products to prevent undernutrition but is expensive and cannot be produced locally. House crickets (Acheta domesticus) are rich in ...
Nutritional value and consumption of black ants (Carebara vidua Smith) from the Lake Victoria region in Kenya.
(Airiti library, 2012)
The edible insects of the Lake Victoria region which provided food and medicine, have suffered the effects of mismanaged environment. Our case study of Carebara vidua Smith (black ant) which is an endangered insect currently ...