Cross-country evidence of consumers’ perception of food from animals fed on insects in DR Congo, Mali, and Niger

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationJustus-Liebig Universitat Giessenen
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut d'Économie Rurale, Malien
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Nigeren
cg.contributor.donorInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.donorNorwegian Agency for Development Cooperationen
cg.coverage.countryCongo, Democratic Republic of
cg.coverage.countryMali
cg.coverage.countryNiger
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CD
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ML
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NE
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest and Central Africa
cg.creator.identifierDONTSOP NGUEZET Paul Martin: 0000-0001-5098-1853
cg.creator.identifierAkonkwa Nyamuhirwa Dieu-Merci: 0000-0003-0113-6455
cg.creator.identifierShiferaw Feleke: 0000-0002-0759-4070
cg.creator.identifierVictor Manyong: 0000-0003-2477-7132
cg.creator.identifierseydou zakari: 0000-0001-5546-0280
cg.creator.identifierTahirou Abdoulaye: 0000-0002-8072-1363
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101243en
cg.identifier.iitathemeSOCIAL SCIENCE & AGRICUSINESS
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2666-1543en
cg.issue101243en
cg.journalJournal of Agriculture and Food Researchen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformation
cg.subject.iitaAGRIBUSINESSen
cg.subject.iitaDISEASE CONTROLen
cg.subject.iitaFOOD SECURITYen
cg.subject.iitaPESTS OF PLANTSen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.impactPlatformNutrition, Health and Food Security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.volume17en
dc.contributor.authorDontsop-Nguezet, P.en
dc.contributor.authorNyamuhirwa, D.A.en
dc.contributor.authorShiferaw, F.en
dc.contributor.authorManyong, V.en
dc.contributor.authorSissoko, D.en
dc.contributor.authorMoussa, B.en
dc.contributor.authorKouakou, A.G.en
dc.contributor.authorZakari, S.en
dc.contributor.authorAbdoulaye, T.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-20T09:34:34Zen
dc.date.available2024-06-20T09:34:34Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/145368
dc.titleCross-country evidence of consumers’ perception of food from animals fed on insects in DR Congo, Mali, and Nigeren
dcterms.abstractInsects can represent a valuable and cost effective source of animal feed in Africa. Recently, the interest in incorporating black-soldier fly larvae (BSFL) in animal feed has increased tremendously. However, many factors, including food neophobia and social and cultural context may affect consumers' perception of insect-technologies-derived food products. This study shed light on consumers' perception of the usage of BSFL as animal feed and consumption, buying, and commercialization of food from animals fed on BSFL in DR Congo, Mali, and Niger. We used data from 1560 consumers that were analyzed applying parametric and non-parametric tests and the generalized ordered logit model. Our findings show that about 87 % of respondents consider that consuming food from animals fed on BSFL is acceptable and 34 % accept buying eggs, fish, and meat from animals fed on BSFL. However, about 40 % of consumers recommend the label differentiation of BSF-technologies-derived food products and they also expect a lower price than conventional animal feed products. The analysis of factors driving consumers' readiness to buy BSF-derived food products have revealed that effective market penetration of BSF-technologies-derived food products could be achieved with great awareness creation, targeting farming households, married and literate heads. Furthermore, strategic communication and intensive sensitization through farmers' associations will be crucial. Finally, credit access and income diversification are also necessary to support consumers’ choices toward sustainable food habits built on bio-circular economy.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2024-06-01
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDontsop-Nguezet, P., Nyamuhirwa, D.A., Shiferaw, F., Manyong, V., Sissoko, D., Moussa, B., ... & Abdoulaye, T. (2024). Cross-country evidence of consumers’ perception of food from animals fed on insects in DR Congo, Mali, and Niger. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 17 :101243, 1-11.en
dcterms.descriptionOpen Access Journalen
dcterms.extent1-11en
dcterms.issued2024
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjectpest insectsen
dcterms.subjectanimal feedingen
dcterms.subjectfood productionen
dcterms.subjectfoodsen
dcterms.subjectconsumersen
dcterms.subjectafricaen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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