Edible insects contributing to food security?

Agriculture and Food Security

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  van Huis, Arnold ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alternative protein sources; Bioconversion; Entomophagy; Insects as food and feed; Mini livestock; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 85005982523     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20487010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40066-015-0041-5     Document Type: Review

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