Environmental, health, ethical, consumer and economic perspectives
Sustainable food production is a major challenge. Can insects feature in sustainable feed production to support the growing world population without transgressing the planetary boundaries? That is the central question during this interdisciplinary symposium on the 12th of September 2024!
A diversity of speakers will highlight their research on, among others, the effect of feeding livestock with insects on livestock health and welfare, the economic robustness of the insect value chain and consequences of producing insects on low-quality waste streams. Furthermore, several speakers will highlight insect ethics and welfare questions and share their research on insect behaviour and the immune system. All these topics will be addressed by researchers and placed in broader perspective by different stakeholders.
Thursday 12 th September
9:00 – 17:00 h
Podium room in Omnia
Hoge Steeg 2
Building 105
6708 PH Wageningen
Our speakers:
program:
Insects in the food chain: a multidimensional topic
Marcel Dicke (WUR)
Block 1: Poultry health and welfare
Anna Dörper (WUR) and Marijke de Jong (Dierenbescherming)
Block 2: Insect health and substrate safety
Anna Voulgari Kokota (RUG) and Lotte Joosten (Protix)
Kelly Niermans (WUR) and Adriaan Antonis (WUR)
Block 3: Insect behaviour and welfare
Yvonne Kortsmit (WUR) and Bregje Wertheim (RUG)
Block 4: Ethics and value-chain of insects in food production
Martijn van Loon (WUR) and Bas Rodenburg (UU)
lunch will include the opportunity to taste food with insects
