Edible Insects: an Industry in the Making

10.10.2015

Edible insects are now considered to be an alternative source of protein for a human population set to increase by 2 billion by 2050. Yet a competitive production method still needs to be found. We ask researchers and future manufacturers how they are trying to overcome the challenges involved in this new type of farming to turn it into a substantial French and European industrial sector.

About this video

Original title:

Edible insects: an industry in the making

Production year:

2015

Length:

5 min 53

Director:

Pierre de Parscau

Producer:

CNRS Images

Speaker(s) :

Samir MEZDOUR, chercheur en science des aliments et procédés agroalimentaires, ParisAgroTech
Frédéric MARION-POLL, professeur à ParisAgroTech, EGCE (évolution, génomes, comportement et écologie), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, IRD, Université Paris Diderot
Antoine Hubert, fondateur de la start-up Ynsect