Edible Insects in Sustainable Food Systems

by Roberto Flore and Paul Vantomme

Book Overview

This text provides an important overview of the contributions of edible insects to ecological sustainability, livelihoods, nutrition and health, food culture and food systems around the world. While insect farming for both food and feed is rapidly increasing in popularity around the world, the role that wild insect species have played in the lives and societies of millions of people worldwide cannot be ignored. In order to represent this diversity,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030089002
• ISBN13: 9783030089009
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 479 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"