Environmental impact of insect rearing for food and feed: state of the art and perspectives.

Danieli, P. P.; Tulli, F.; Parisi, Giuliana; Piccolo, G.; Bani, P.; Dalle Zotte, A.; Terova, G.; De Angeli, A; Fortina, R.; Pinotti, L.; Marino, R.; Prandini, A.; Schiavone, A.; Roncarati, A.; Acuti, G.; Gasco, L.

The demand for feed and animal food products is expected to rise sharply until 2050. In addition, livestock production plays a role in the overall anthropogenic impact. Thus, valuable protein alternatives such as edible insects are welcome. Edible insects have an excellent protein value, low feed conversion ratio (FCR) and can be massively reared on low-value substrates. Based on the available literature, this paper is aimed at reviewing the environmental performances of insect rearing and drawing the perspectives for future investigations. To date, few papers focused on the environmental impact of insects farming and used the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as standardized methodology.

Environmental impact of insect rearing for food and feed: state of the art and perspectives / Danieli, P.P.; Tulli, F.; Parisi, G.; Piccolo, G.; Bani, P.; Dalle Zotte, A.; Terova, G.; De Angeli, A; Fortina, R.; Pinotti, L.; Marino, R.; Prandini, A.; Schiavone, A.; Roncarati, A.; Acuti, G.; Gasco, L. - In: ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE. - ISSN 1594-4077. - ELETTRONICO. - 14 (supplement 1):(2015), pp. 132-132. (Intervento presentato al convegno 21st ASPA (Association for Animal Science and Productions) Congress tenutosi a Milano nel 9-12 June).