Edible Insects: an Industry in the Making
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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
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