African edible insects for food and feed: Inventory, diversity, commonalities and contribution to food security

Journal of Insects as Food and Feed

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 103-119

  Kelemu, S ^a   Niassy, S ^a   Torto, B ^a   Fiaboe, K ^a   Affognon, H ^a   Tonnang, H ^a   Maniania, N K ^a   Ekesi, S ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; Entomophagy; Food security; Icipe; Inventory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973609529     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23524588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/JIFF2014.0016     Document Type: Review

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