Kazakhstan plans to establish processing and export of locusts

Published 2024년 6월 20일

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Kazakhstan is addressing its locust problem by developing methods to collect and paralyze locusts, in collaboration with German scientists. The initiative, supported by the government and the National Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan, aims to process and export locusts rather than suggest them as food for locals. With over 2 billion people globally consuming locusts and the global edible insect market projected to exceed $1.5 billion by 2026, Kazakhstan sees potential in exporting to markets like Thailand. The FAO confirms locusts as a safe, protein-rich food source, and various countries are also exploring sustainable locust utilization methods.

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Kazakhstan intends to organize work on processing locusts, and also begin shipping them for export. The Kazakh Research Institute of Plant Protection and Quarantine, together with colleagues from Germany, conducted research on the collection and paralysis of locusts using special devices. This work, scientists believe, will be the beginning of a solution to the large-scale “locust problem” in Kazakhstan, reports the APK News agency. “Currently, according to the UN, more than 2 billion people in the world eat locusts as food: in Africa (Senegal, Nigeria, South Africa), South America (Mexico, Guatemala, Belize), Asia, some Islamic countries (Thailand, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc.). The potential in Western countries has not yet been tapped. But in Europe there are already enterprises for processing locusts; in the Netherlands, grants are allocated for the development of research and the introduction of enterprises for the production of insect products,” Chairman of the National ...

Source: Eastfruit