MAP 3.1 Diversity and Abundance of Edible Insects in Africa
Insect diversity Aranea Coleoptera Dictyoptera Diptera Ephemeroptera Heteroptera Homoptera Hymenoptera Isoptera Lepidoptera Odonata Orthoptera
Abundance <10 25 45 65 85 100 120 140 160 180
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Source: Kelemu et al. 2015.
Insect farming requires little space, unlike other animal production systems. Small-scale insect farms can be housed in homes or small shelters. In Thailand, a cricket powder facility that processed 100 kilograms (kg) of cricket powder per day was only about 60 square meters and required only two workers to operate. Large- and medium-scale insect farming operations require larger warehouse-like facilities. Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) production facilities are generally located in peri-urban areas, often in industrial parks, close to sources of organic municipal waste, which is BSFL’s primary feeding substrate. Insects have been reared for food, feed, and textile fiber throughout human history. Two insect species in particular have a long history of domestication:
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Insect and Hydroponic Farming in Africa
