ReviewInsects2021
Insects' Production, Consumption, Policy, and Sustainability: What Have We Learned from the Indigenous Knowledge Systems?
Review in Insects, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Review
- Ethnographic mapping of edible insects in Tanzania: cultural knowledge, biodiversity, and food system implications.Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine · 2026Article
- The Environmental and Ecological Benefits of Edible Insects: A Review.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
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- Systematic challenges and opportunities in insect monitoring: a Global South perspective.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2024Review
- Edible Insects Consumption in Africa towards Environmental Health and Sustainable Food Systems: A Bibliometric Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- The Role of Edible Insects in Rural Livelihoods, and Identified Challenges in Vhembe District, Limpopo, South Africa.Resources (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Yellow Mealworm and Black Soldier Fly Larvae for Feed and Food Production in Europe, with Emphasis on Iceland.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Edible insects can be produced sustainably, with less environmental impact than other forms of livestock. Globally, over 2000 edible insect species have been reported and are regarded as a great source of nutrition, both as food and feed. Over the years, rural people have used indigenous knowledge to either store or process such insects. However, such valuable knowledge, if not properly recorded and documented, can easily be lost. Thus, there is a need to strike a balance between the use of indigenous and scientific knowledge to produce and process these delicacies. In addition, such indigenous knowledge is vital for preserving biodiversity, since insects are good indicators of climate change as it influences their development, reproduction, and survival. Therefore, successful and sustainable solutions may lie in bringing back indigenous knowledge systems.
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