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November 27, 2019
Postcard from India: visiting RC21 conference and exploring low-income residential areas in Delhi and Mumbai

Postcard from India: visiting RC21 conference and exploring low-income residential areas in Delhi and Mumbai

by Irit Eguavoen, Sebastian Forneck, Amit Kumar and Sneha Sharma

In September 2019, a group of ZEF researchers, among them three members of the “ZEF in the City” research group [find more information here] traveled to Delhi and other parts of India. New Delhi – urban green and climate strike Old Delhi has served as a capital for several empires from medieval times to modern …

November 18, 2019
Eat it or feed it – promoting insect-rearing in Madagascar

Eat it or feed it – promoting insect-rearing in Madagascar

by Sarah Nischalke

Would you like to try some “pigeon poo” made of insect flour or learn that black soldier fly larvae can get overweight? Then join us on our journey to Madagascar’s insect sector…The ZEF-led ProciNut project organized two insect-rearing trainings, in addition to a regional policy roundtable in the central highlands as well as a national …

October 31, 2019
Edible Insects & the future of food security: My experience as a lecturer in the Philippines ❤️

Edible Insects & the future of food security: My experience as a lecturer in the Philippines ❤️

by Dr. Marwa Shumo

“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.” – …

October 30, 2019
Celebrating the World Food Day in Hohenheim

Celebrating the World Food Day in Hohenheim

by Dr. Marwa Shumo

World Food Day is a day of action dedicated to tackling global hunger. Held annually on 16th October celebrating the creation of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The focus of the day is that food is a basic and fundamental human right. Yet, in a world of billions, over 820 million people worldwide suffer from …

September 27, 2019
Do grasshoppers only eat grass? INSECTA 2019 gave the answer!

Do grasshoppers only eat grass? INSECTA 2019 gave the answer!

by Jochen Duerr

Do grasshoppers only eat grass? This was only one of the many interesting questions discussed and answered at the INSECTA 2019 conference. The international science gathering took place at the University of Potsdam near Berlin in Germany, in the impressive “Neuen Palais” (see Foto) of the World Heritage site of Sanssouci Park, September 5 – …

August 26, 2019
A review by Prof Jeff Tomberlin 😍

A review by Prof Jeff Tomberlin 😍

by Dr. Marwa Shumo

Please follow the link to read an exclusive review on our latest publications by the one and only BSF expert Jeff Tomberlin. https://www.evoconsys.com/blog/globalization-of-the-black-soldier-fly-a-series-of-well-timed-publications

August 8, 2019
Road tripping in Japan : Impressions from our field work/trip in Yui, Shizuoka

Road tripping in Japan : Impressions from our field work/trip in Yui, Shizuoka

by Dr. Marwa Shumo

On a coach heading to Yui But why Yui? Because Yui Port is located in a great position immediately off the southern coast of Suruga Bay in Shizouka prefecture and is famous for being one of the only two ports (the other one is Oigawa Port) where the fishing of the rare Sakura shrimp is …

July 17, 2019
Talking and tackling urban agriculture, urban food systems and urban health: “One Health” partners met in Sao Paulo for further agenda setting

Talking and tackling urban agriculture, urban food systems and urban health: “One Health” partners met in Sao Paulo for further agenda setting

by Jessica Felappi

Around 25 participants from nine different Brazilian and German institutions of the Graduate School “One Health and Urban Transformations – identifying risks and developing sustainable solutions” met in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 18, 2019. They shared information about current projects, identified research themes for the One Health graduate school and discussed potential research topics …

July 15, 2019
一期一会 Japan “One life, one encounter.”

一期一会 Japan “One life, one encounter.”

by Dr. Marwa Shumo

一期一会 An awesome Japanese idiom that translates to “One life, one encounter.” We sometimes tend to forget that every encounter is a once-in-a-lifetime encounter — this really underscores how many first-and-only-time things happen in the day-to-day and it also explains the way I felt while gazing at the scramble. Interested in knowing more about the …

July 14, 2019
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

by Dr. 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 …

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