This paper reviews entomophagy as practised in Africa within the context of food and
nutritional security by providing an inventory of the various species of insects that are …

Cassava is a tuberous root crop that can maintain food and nutrition security, improve family
and household incomes and minimize the adverse effects of climate change especially in …

With an increasing human population and environmental degradation, the world faces a
major problem in providing adequate animal based proteins. Many traditional societies have …

Vegetable farmers' knowledge and perceptions of pests, diseases and pest management
practices were investigated by interviewing 112 growers in Botswana between April and …

Coffee is the most consumed processed beverage aside from water, and green coffee beans
are the most traded agriculture commodity after petroleum in the world. The agricultural …

The nutritive value of various stages of development of Zonocerus variegatus (L.) was
evaluated by proximate analysis, mineral analysis and vitamin assay. The moisture content …

Background Although termites are considered as agricultural pests, they play an important
role in maintaining the ecosystem. Therefore, it matters to investigate the farmers' perception …

In Africa, about 470 insect species are recorded as edible, of which caterpillars are most
consumed followed by grasshoppers, beetles, and termites. Most of those are collected from …

Background The edible and medicinal leguminous plant Cassia tora L.(Fabaceae) is known
to possess insecticidal properties against a wide range of plant-feeding insects. However …

The term 'ecosystem disservices' is used to refer to ecological costs that humans experience
from nature. Managing ecosystems to protect ecosystem function and minimize costs to …