Welcome to a conference on innovations, research and development on edible insects for transformation of livelihoods in Africa.
Scientists, academics, students, investors, policy-makers, communities and all interested parties in edible insect research and development, consumption and industrial utilization are invited to submit abstracts for this conference.
Themes of the conference:
- Innovations in captive rearing of insects as food and animal feed
- Innovation in insect processing, product development, nutrition, and food safety and functional foods
- Enterprise development, stewardship and legislation on edible insects use as food and livestock feed
- Indigenous knowledge and social systems of edible insects in Africa
Deadlines
- Deadline for submission of abstracts and posters: 27 June 2019
- Feedback on abstract acceptance/rejection: 10 July 2019
- Deadline for registration: 25 July 2019
Do you want to talk about the conference? Please use hashtag #EdibleInsectsAfrica
Time: 2019-08-14 - 2019-08-16
City: Harare, Zimbabwe
Organiser: AgriFoSe2030 and Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe