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Food plant diversity in a rapidly changing world

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Diversity in food plants is essential to human and planetary health. On farms, in diets, and in many other areas of food systems, this diversity has undergone enormous change globally, including significant decline. We describe major trends in how food plant diversity has been changing, note the responses from conservation communities, highlight gaps ...
Colin K. Khoury, Hannes Dempewolf, Alejandro Argumedo, Stef de Haan, Mauricio Diazgranados, Alex C. McAlvay, Alvaro Toledo, Maarten van Zonneveld, Peter Wenzl   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Influence of some Social Factors on the Acceptance of Entomophagy Within University Campus Community in Nigeria

The Bioscientist
There are increased calls for the use of less conventional animal protein sources like edible insects to feed the fast-growing population of the world.
O. B. Oriolowo, O. J. Joseph, O. T. Daramola   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Introgressed Brassica napus × Sinapis alba enhance resistance to the crucifer flea beetle (Phyllotreta cruciferae)

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates that Brassica napus lines with Sinapis alba introgressions enhanced resistance against Phyllotreta cruciferae, resulting in reduced feeding damage and improved seedling physiological performance. The introgressed lines showed strong potential as genetic resources for developing more resilient and sustainable canola varieties ...
Aziz Ullah, Altaf Hussain, Vicky Roslinsky, Sally L. Vail, Boyd A. Mori   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Entomophagy and entomo-therapeutic practices in a mountainous territory in southeast Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background Although China has a long history of using insects as food and medicine and has developed numerous associated knowledge and practices, especially in its rural and mountainous areas, systematic surveys concerning this subject are limited.
Huimin Luo, Chuanyin Dai, Ping Feng
doaj   +1 more source

Mortality in an invasive ant does not scale linearly with fipronil exposure

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Increasing fipronil concentration did not linearly increase yellow crazy ant mortality when introduced via horizontal transfer; high doses may limit food sharing. Queen mortality was low, and surviving workers were averse to feeding. Abstract Background Controlling eusocial invasive and other pestiferous insects is difficult.
Peter Yeeles, Angela Strain, Lori Lach
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring Drivers and Mitigation Strategies for Food Manufacturing Wastes in the Circular Economy Using Rich Pictures

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to identify the main types, drivers, and solutions for food loss and waste (FLW) as reported by stakeholders within the UK food manufacturing sector from a Circular Economy perspective. Based on insights from diagramming‐based workshops involving 35 participants working in an organisation in the sector, FLW occurs primarily as ...
Alexander Moores, Dimitris Charalampopoulos, Adrian Williams, Ximena Schmidt Rivera   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Willingness of the African food industry to adopt edible insects as raw material or ingredient in food processing : a multi-country survey [PDF]

Edible insects can be consumed whole or processed for easier integration into food systems. While Africa has a long tradition of entomophagy, its edible insect industry remains underdeveloped, with limited commercial production or formal processing. This
Buzera, A., Babarinde, G.O., Ndung’u, N., Konyole, S.O., Ssepuuya, G., Charimba, G., Manditsera, F.A., Mubaiwa, J., Babarinde, S.A., Niassey, S., Ishara, J., Gama, A., Murindwa, E., Mmari, M., Kinyuru, J., Mshayisa, V., Macheka, L., Gwamba, J.   +17 more
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Ecotoxicological Assessment of Mercury in Fish From a Gold‐Mining‐Impacted Amazonian River: Biomonitoring and Human Health Risk

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Peixoto de Azevedo River, located in northern Mato Grosso, southern Brazilian Amazon, has a long history of artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM). This study evaluated total mercury (THg) concentrations in fish tissues to assess biomagnification and potential risks.
Augusto Cesar da Costa Castilho, Kleber Solera, Vinícius José Santos Lopes, Gleyce Alves Machado, Ricardo Lopes Tortorela de Andrade, Leandro Dênis Battirola   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hunting as anthropogenic sink of biomass or source of carrion? A brief case study based on German hunting bags

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Dead biomass is a crucial nutrient source for ecosystems. Although hunting residues can subsidize numerous scavenging organisms and are known to drive important zoogeochemical processes at very different scales in the ecosystem, this has received little attention.
Jörg Beckmann, Jörg Müller, Sophie Horlebein, Christian von Hoermann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Edible insects as a valuable human food resource: A study of the perceptions of young Indian people [PDF]

The consumption of insects by humans is an age-old practice that is followed by many cultures of the world. Insects are one of the best sources of animal protein and have been the traditional food of many tribes around the world.
Vaishali H. Badiye, Pawan U. Gajbe
core   +1 more source