Acceptability of insects in animal feed: A survey of French consumers

• Published in: IDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 251 - 270
• Main Authors: Bazoche, Pascale, Poret, Sylvaine
• Format: Journal Article Paper
• Language: English
• Published: London Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2021; Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Wiley
• Subjects: Animals; Averages; Change agents; Consumers; Diet; Fish; Fishing; Food security; Humanities and Social Sciences; Insects; Males; Men; Polls & surveys; Quantitative Finance; Statistical analysis; Statistics; survey; insect protein; aquafeed; sustainability; consumer acceptability insect protein aquafeed sustainability survey; consumer acceptability

Using insects as an alternative protein source is increasingly becoming part of the future food security equation. Westerners tend to be squeamish or phobic about insects; thus, before we can manage this kind of change in the human diet, we need to start by introducing this new protein source into t...