Research on Black Soldier Fly shows amazing results published by Nature Research in Scientific Reports
| | | | | | | | | | | | |

Research on Black Soldier Fly shows amazing results published by Nature Research in Scientific Reports

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

In Africa, livestock production currently accounts for about 30% of the gross value of agricultural production. However, production is struggling to keep up with the demands of expanding human populations, the rise in urbanization and the associated shifts in diet habits. High costs of feed prevent the livestock sector from thriving and meeting the rising…

Cricket rearing is not an easy exercise. ProciNut organized training sessions in Myanmar
|

Cricket rearing is not an easy exercise. ProciNut organized training sessions in Myanmar

ByJochen Duerr

ProciNut researcher Sarah Nischalke reported in her last research and travel blog posts about the culture of eating and producing insects in Myanmar and Thailand. She observed that whereas in Thailand edible insects are a large-scale industry, in Myanmar its potential has to be exploited fully yet (read also here). In this blog, ProciNut member…

Chalo Amdavad. Leaving field research in India
| | | | | |

Chalo Amdavad. Leaving field research in India

ByAnna Brückner

Short info: Anna Brückner conducts her doctoral research within the NRW Forschungskolleg research group on “One Health and Urban Transformation – identifying risks and developing sustainable solutions” (see website). The topic of her research is “Blue health for all?” and is investigating urban blue spaces as potentially therapeutic landscapes for elderly people in deprived communities….

Contribution to the 2nd Global Climate Strike in Bonn by “Scientists for Future” Climate action now! Because it is not enough to know.
| | | | | | | |

Contribution to the 2nd Global Climate Strike in Bonn by “Scientists for Future” Climate action now! Because it is not enough to know.

Byzefblog

Yesterday somebody told me on the bus that he was uncertain whether climate change was really that bad; he under the impression that scientist had not even succeeded in agreeing to the relevant numbers as yet. Fair enough! Instead of hiding behind model simulations and endless case studies we, the scientists need to do a better job getting the message across

New Publication ” Insects for Feed”
| | | | | | | | | | | | |

New Publication ” Insects for Feed”

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

Our open access peer-reviewed article entitled “Influence of Temperature on Selected Life-History Traits of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Reared on Two Common Urban Organic Waste Streams in Kenya” was published in Animals Special Issue Insects: Alternative Protein Source for Animal Feed. Here is a simple summary of the article: Rapid population growth and urbanization,…

In search of yummi insects, insect-eaters and mini-farmers in Myanmar and Thailand (Part 2)
| | | |

In search of yummi insects, insect-eaters and mini-farmers in Myanmar and Thailand (Part 2)

BySarah Nischalke

A team of eight dedicated researchers from the ZEF-led project ‘Processing of Edible Insects for Improved Nutrition’ (ProciNut) have roamed around Myanmar and Thailand in December 2018 and January 2019 to find edible insects, insect eaters and mini farmers. Myanmar was the country of which we heard that people enjoyed a portion of crickets along…

In search of yummi insects, insect-eaters and mini-farmers in Myanmar and Thailand (Part 1)
| | | | | |

In search of yummi insects, insect-eaters and mini-farmers in Myanmar and Thailand (Part 1)

BySarah Nischalke

A team of eight dedicated researchers from the ZEF-led project ‘Processing of Edible Insects for Improved Nutrition’ (ProciNut) have roamed around Myanmar and Thailand in December 2018 and January 2019 to find edible insects, insect eaters and mini farmers. Myanmar was the country of which we heard that people enjoyed a portion of crickets along…

Setting up field research in India or “wishing that everything was as easy as getting fat”
|

Setting up field research in India or “wishing that everything was as easy as getting fat”

ByAnna Brückner

Blog post by Anna Brückner, ZEF doctoral student in the project ‘One Health and Urban Transformations’ who has been conducting her field research in Ahmadabad, India since January 2019. In the beginning of this year, it was time to join my PhD colleagues from the ZEF-led project ‘One Health and Urban Transformations – identifying risks…