We recently interviewed Marianne Shockley, one of the founders of the North American Coalition for Insect Agriculture on the podcast, what a great time that was, click here to listen.

It is nice to see more and more people are recognizing the efforts of NACIA.

The North American Coalition for Insect Agriculture once sought to get people to consider eating bugs. While it’s not dropping that mission entirely, the coalition is expanding into educational efforts that will promote the role of insects throughout the food chain.

The group is reorganizing as a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit with a mission to become “a consolidated voice to encourage the positive growth of insects as both feed and food.” “Part of that reasoning is to be able to apply for grant funding—as opposed to the goals of a trade association,” ​NACIA Board Chair Robert Allen explained…

Click here to read the full article “Edible Insect Group Shifts Focus From Food to Agriculture” by Ernie Smith for Associations Now.