One of Africa's giant beetles is just one step away from extinction. New research has found that one species of the enormous ...

The destruction of the Goliath beetles’ natural habitats is eroding the delicate balance of the ecosystem that they are critical to maintaining. In the heart of Africa’s rich and diverse landscapes, a ...

In Kenya, institutions such as the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) and Jkuat are leading studies on insect farming, processing and commercialisation as alternative ...

Sandiso Mnguni receives funding from the GENUS: DSTI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Palaeosciences (Grant 86073). He is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Council Plant Health and Protection ...

Amy Franklin passed out seasoned crickets to anyone brave enough to taste them Monday at a sustainability fair at Colorado State University. While at least half turned down the free sample, the ...

Aug. 12 (UPI) --A South African company is promoting sustainable protein alternatives with a pop-up restaurant serving only foods derived from insects. The Insect Experience, a pop-up located at the ...

The Government has invested millions of taxpayer cash in a French company to build a massive insect farm in Tunisia.

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF ) are partnering with PROteINSECT on how to use ‘Insects as feed in West Africa’. The project ...

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi is a 2015 Food Security Fellow with the New Voices, Aspen Institute Insect pests cause almost half of the crop losses in Africa. If the continent is to feed its growing population, ...