Get The Bug Umberto Diecinove

Which is the relation between insecticides and insect as feed and food? Is industry running ahead of the research? What a flexiterian is? What about Kenya and Black Soldier Fly farming? And (ghost questions): every tomato sauce makes your spaghetti “bolognese?”, what about reducing meat consumption and insects as food?
Recorded at Wageningen University in 2022 with: Joop Van Loon, Teun Veldkamp, Somaya Naser El Deen, Shaphan Yong Chia (and Marcel Dicke).
Wageningen University, in The Netherlands, is one of the best universities worldwide in the field of Life Sciences.

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Where is the cutting edge research going? Which are the new prominent topics? Insect farming will be more about waste management and soil health? What about Singapore on the "insect space" map?
We went through all of these questions with Moritz Gold and Leo Wein, both from the “Insects To Feed The World 2024” Committee.
The IFW conference is the premier conference for the Insects as Feed and Food sector. This international event brings together researchers and industry professionals from around the world to exchange ideas and the latest advancements in the field of insects for feed and food.
I will be there as “invited artist”, showcasing some pictures from my multimedia project I N S C T S and recording new podcast episodes. 
Keynote speakers: Prof. Dr. Andreas Vilcinskas, Fraunhofer IME & Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen; Dr. Chrysantus Mbi Tanga, nternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology; Dr. Meghan Barrett; Indiana University Indianapolis; Dr. Nalini Puniamoorthy, National University of Singapore; Kees Aarts, Protix CEO and founder. 
Main topics: Circular economy of insects as food & feed including food security & frass as fertilizer, Insect biodiversity and reproductive evolution, insect welfare on black soldier fly, mealworm, cricket & insect neurobiology & physiology, Insect biodiversitym Asian Aquculture, Global Perspectives on Insects Research  and many more… 


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Featuring Rossita Sahpawi, lecturer and researcher from the Borneo Marine Research Institute in Malaysia - with Rossita we discussed the potential of black soldier fly larvae to serve as an aquaculture feed ingredient in marine species - Chujun Li, entomology post doc at Sun Yat-Se University and R&D manager at Unique Biotechnology in Guangzhou, China, Yodai Okuyama, Study Team Member of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Attawit Kovitvadhi, Assistant professor at Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.
In most aquafeed industries, fishmeal is the primary protein source. This is problematic for a number of environmental reasons, but again: the black soldier fly could be part of the solution.

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Ft. Ian Jones systems and design thinker, co-founder of (among many other things) Agri House, an innovation impact venture working with marginalized communities to overcome food and financial insecurity in Cambodia.
Listen to our conversation to know more about Cambodian cricket farmers of all abilities, inclusive venture and adapting financing.
"If we can create an enabling and supportive environment for entrepreneurs of all abilities, then the success is built upon the abilities of the entrepreneur, and not how society defines or shapes them."
Agri House is a Khmer women owned and women led registered company. Cricket production represents one of the best alternative livelihoods in Cambodia. As a replacement or complement to rice cultivation, it is a stable production that provides a margin and a regular income. Which can quickly exceed the income of a rice farm. Requiring little space and initial investment. Agri House developed climate-resilient solutions for marginalized communities promoting inclusion, alternative livelihoods and good nutrition for youth.

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With Sergiy Smetana (Head of Food Data Group at the German Institute of Food Technologies) we talked about the big picture, alternative proteins, environmental impact, tasty ants, upcycling and High-Pressure processing.
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Featuring Emilie Devic (AFFIA vice secretary), Martin Zorrilla (General Chair of the IFW2024 Local Organizing Committee) and IAN JONES (Agri House).
We talked about the South Est Asian context, networking and secrecy, the next Insects To Feed the World, which will take place in Singapore, in 2024, and about the role of insect farming in marginalized communities in Cambodia.

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