Master program "Internazionalisatoin and development for SMEs"

1. EDIBLE INSECTS
THE FUTURE OF FOOD?
1

2. 27/ 10
THE FIRST
AUTHORIZED
TASTING SESSION
OF EDIBLE INSECTS
HELD IN ITALY

3. At least 2 billion people worldwide eat insects,
according to the UN Food and Agriculture
Organization
• There are some 1,900 known edible species

4. They contain
protein and
"good" fat,
raising
them emits
fewer
greenhouse
gases
Raising insects
for food may
become a
necessity
considering
world
population
growth.
They can be a
source of income
for the world’s
poorest populations

5. • Getting insects into animal feed, in Europe, has to face
law regulation enacted in response to the outbreak of
mad cow disease
• the ‘insect deliciousness’ project is a three-year effort to
turn insects into tasty, craveable treats
• develop best practices in engineering, processing and
nutrition to grow the industry and facilitate regulations to
guide it
• Western consumers have been resists. Will creative
marketing break their habits?

6. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO INCLUDE
INSECTS IN YOUR DAILY DIET?

7. • http://discovermagazine.com/galleries/2015/jan-feb/insect-food
• http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2015/06/10/
grasshoppers-at-the-movies-or-the-food-of-the-future
• http://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/24/world/edible-insect-food-
business/
• http://www.edibleinsects.it/tag/expo-2015/
• http://www.expo2015.org/en/news/the-first-authorized-tasting-
session-of-edible-insects-in-italy-held-at-the-coop-forum-center
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