Opportunities abound in SSA…
The researchers address that wild harvesting, the main source of insects for food and feed in SSA cannot guarantee sustainable supply of insects. Sustainable rearing of insects for feed on a commercial scale is still limited in SSA except for South Africa and, the cost of feed has remained high and prohibitive to poultry and fish farmers. At the same time, there are ongoing research projects in SSA countries, aiming at promoting the use of insects for food and feed. Findings from such projects will fill some of the existing data gaps including optimised rearing protocols, complete nutritional profiles of the reared insects and performance of insect-based feeds, which in turn, will support up-and out-scaling and commercialisation of insect production and use.
