dc.contributor.author | Glover, Dominic | |
dc.contributor.author | Sexton, Alexandra | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-21T11:28:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-04-21T11:28:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-04 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Glover, D. and Sexton, A. (2016) 'Edible Insects and the Future of Food', IDS Policy Briefing 114, Brighton: IDS | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/11316 | |
dc.description.abstract | Some experts think that edible insects could be a good option for sustainable
protein production and consumption, and one of the keys to global food security
in a world of nine billion people or more. We used the methods of Foresight
to explore the potential of insect-eating within four different future scenarios.
Interestingly, edible insects featured as a plausible part of all four imagined
futures. This suggests that eating insects might become mainstream in a few
decades. However, questions remain about the economic viability and food safety
of insect-based foods. Research into these questions is necessary and justified. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | UK Department for International Development | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | IDS | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | IDS Policy Briefing;114 | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ | en |
dc.subject | Nutrition | en |
dc.title | Edible Insects and the Future of Food | en |
dc.type | IDS Policy Briefing | en |
dc.rights.holder | IDS | en |
dc.identifier.ag | OT/11009/7/1/1/262 | |