Insects for peace.

Autor: Barragán-Fonseca KY; Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, PO Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands., Barragán-Fonseca KB; Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y de Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 111321, Bogotá, Colombia., Verschoor G; Sociology of Development and Change Group, Wageningen University, PO Box 8130, 6700 EW Wageningen, The Netherlands., van Loon JJ; Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, PO Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands., Dicke M; Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, PO Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: marcel.dicke@wur.nl.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Current opinion in insect science [Curr Opin Insect Sci] 2020 Aug; Vol. 40, pp. 85-93. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 02.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2020.05.011
Abstrakt: Insects such as the black soldier fly (BSF) are a nutritious feed component for livestock with high protein levels. BSF can be reared on a wide range of organic residual streams. This allows for local production within a circular agriculture, decoupling livestock production from import of expensive feed components, such as fishmeal or soymeal. Rearing of BSF can be done by smallholder farmers, thus contributing to their livelihood, economic sustainability and social status. Smallholder farmers contribute importantly to food security, which is a prerequisite for a stable society. In armed conflicts, smallholder farmers are usually the first to suffer. In countries recovering from conflict, agricultural development should focus on restoring food production by smallholder farmers, improving their socio-economic position, thereby contributing to sustainable development goals 2 (zero hunger) and 16 (peace and justice). Here, we focus on these SDGs with an example of reintegration of ex-combatants as smallholder insect producers in post-conflict Colombia.
(Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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