A complete summary of the recent Insects to Feed the World Conference recently held in Wuhan, China. More on the conference here, here, and here.
The author of the article, Dr. Jeffery Tomberlin, a Black Soldier Fly expert, was the guest on one of our all-time most podcasts, click here to listen to: “Bright Black Soldier Fly Future” Dr. Jeffery Tomberlin.
Overall, the conference offered excellent opportunities for the industry and the academic world to interact. Individuals from around the world were able to come together and discuss the current and future prospects of an industry in its infancy. However, as this conference moves forward (potential 2020 sites include: Mexico, USA, Canada, and South Africa), efforts are needed to diversify discussion of other insects used as feed throughout the world. Furthermore, efforts should be made to highlight insects as food given this industry is growing at a rapid rate globally due to the development of products, such as cricket flour.
