Insect Protein Production From Agri-Food Side Streams: Pilot Study of Substrate Variability

Authors

  • Ilze-Mara Bebris Centre for Insect Biotechnology, Talsi Centre for Plant Genome Engineering, Talsi, Latvia Author
  • Ceda Erakovic Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Banat Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Zrenjanin, Serbia Author
  • Denijs Gheysen-Del Department of Agricultural Economics, Pays des Collines Centre for Plant Genome Engineering, Frasnes, Belgium Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22666612

Keywords:

Insect Protein Production From Agri-Food Side Streams; Agricultural biotechnology; Gene editing; Evidence synthesis; Biosafety regulation

Abstract

There is real interest in insect protein production from agri-food side streams right now, and real uncertainty about exactly where
it delivers the most value. We pull together the current evidence for insect protein production from agri-food side streams,
covering the methodological, practical, regulatory and cost angles, with an eye on where practice has genuinely settled and where
researchers and regulators are still largely working it out for themselves. Selective, context-specific adoption looks better
supported by the evidence gathered here than either broad rollout or blanket avoidance

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