This Special Issue presents the outcomes from 23rd African Association of Insect Scientists' Conference held in Cote D’Ivoire, connection with similar initiatives within and outside Africa. Over 65 scientific papers several countries, worldwide, were submitted, which about 40 accepted published. The issue focused on new advances value chain edible insects Africa beyond. An innovative light-emit...

This research involved in and coordinated multidisciplinary and complementary natural resources in the area of sustainable soil and plant nutrient management as well as economic benefits of edible herb production systems. The main concern was selection of the right growing media to achieve optimum yield and growth rate while avoiding application of synthetic fertilizers.Froriepia subpinnata is ...

Entomophagy (consumption of insects) is an issue global nutritional and environmental interest. The value insects appears to be high, since they are rich in protein fat provide a range vitamins minerals. Edible contain similar amounts conventional meat higher levels polyunsaturated fatty acids. Due their high content protein, micronutrients fiber, could become valuable alternative food derived ...

Protein-based edible films have received consideration attention in recent years because of their advantages, including their use as edible packaging materials, over the synthetic films. In addition, protein-based edible films can also be used for the individual packaging of small portions of food, particularly products that are not currently individually packaged for practical reasons, such as...

Farmed insects can provide an alternative protein source for humans, livestock, and fish, while supporting adaptation to climate change, generating income smallholder farmers, reducing the negative impacts of conventional food production, especially in tropics. However, quantity, nutritional quality safety greatly relies on their feed intake. Tropical forages (grasses legumes) a valuable yet un...

Many palatable insects, for example hoverflies, deter predators by mimicking welldefended insects such as wasps. However, for human observers, these flies often seem to be little better than caricatures of wasps – their visual appearance and behaviour are easily distinguishable. This imperfect mimicry baffles evolutionary biologists, because one might expect natural selection to do a more thoro...