Edible insects - Future prospects for food and feed security

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Foreword; Abbreviations; Authors' preface; Acknowledgements; Executive summary; 1. Introduction; 2. The role of insects; 3. Culture, religion and the history of entomophagy; 4. Edible insects as a natural resource; 5. Environmental opportunities for insect rearing for food and feed; 6. Nutritional value of insects for human consumption; 7. Insects as animal feed; 8. Farming insects; 9. Processing edible insects for food and feed; 10. Food safety and preservation; 11. Edible insects as an engine for improving livelihoods. Foreword Abbreviations Authors' preface Acknowledgements Executive summary 1. Introduction 2. The role of insects 3. Culture, religion and the history of entomophagy 4. Edible insects as a natural resource 5. Environmental opportunities for insect rearing for food and feed 6. Nutritional value of insects for human consumption 7. Insects as animal feed 8. Farming insects 9. Processing edible insects for food and feed 10. Food safety and preservation 11. Edible insects as an engine for improving livelihoods. 12. Economics: cash income, enterprise development, markets and trade13. Promoting insects as feed and food 14. Regulatory frameworks governing the use of insects for food security 15. The way forward References Further reading.