Entomophagy practices, use patterns, and factors influencing perception and consumption frequency of edible insects in the Republic of Benin.
Background: Edible insects are important sources of essential nutrients and have the potential to contribute to malnutrition reduction and food security in the Republic of Benin. However, their consumption is always restricted to a limited number of sociocultural groups. To determine how the consump...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnobiology & Ethnomedicine Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 1 - 22 |
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BioMed Central
11/22/2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=173804641&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 173804641 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17464269 38N4 jtl: Journal of Ethnobiology & Ethnomedicine issn: 17464269 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 11/22/2023 vid: 19 iid: 1 pid: 24147 pub: BioMed Central artinfo: ui: 173804641 173804641 173804641 10.1186/s13002-023-00626-z 173804641 ppf: 1 ppct: 21 formats: tig: atl: Entomophagy practices, use patterns, and factors influencing perception and consumption frequency of edible insects in the Republic of Benin. aug: au: Anagonou, Corinne Mèdéou Loko, Laura Estelle Yêyinou Dassou, Anicet Gbeblonoudo Toffa, Joelle Djegbe, Innocent Saliou, Manzid Dansi, Alexandre affil: Laboratory of Applied Zoology and Plant Health (ZASVE), National High School of Applied Biosciences and Biotechnologies (ENSBBA), National University of Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics (UNSTIM), PO Box 14, Dassa-Zoumé, Benin sug: subj: Insects Benin Food Intake Eating Behavior Perception Consumer Attitudes Human Male Female Adult Middle Age Aged Aged, 80 and Over Benin Descriptive Statistics Interviews Semi-Structured Interview Questionnaires Chi Square Test Multiple Logistic Regression Environmental Pollution Food Habits Ethnic Groups Rural Areas Religion and Religions Age Factors Educational Status Health Promotion Dietary Supplementation Herbicides Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Aged, 80 & over Male Female ab: Background: Edible insects are important sources of essential nutrients and have the potential to contribute to malnutrition reduction and food security in the Republic of Benin. However, their consumption is always restricted to a limited number of sociocultural groups. To determine how the consumption of insects could be promoted as an alternative food source, this study documents the endogenous knowledge associated with edible insects and, the main factors that govern their perception and frequency consumption. Methods: A survey was conducted towards 479 rural households consuming edible insects through 91 villages of Atacora, Alibori, Zou, and Plateau departments using individual interviews with a semi-structured questionnaire. The survey was focused on the inventory of edible insects and the documentation of consumers' acceptance, frequencies and motive reason of consumption, local uses, and accessibility to edible insects. Samples of edible insects were collected and preserved in 70% alcohol for taxonomic identification. Results: The majority of surveyed people (79.1%) were consumers of edible insects since many years ago (29.1 ± 17.2 years). Insect species belonging to 17 genera of 7 families and 3 orders of insects were used as food, with Brachytrupes membranaceus Drury being the most widespread and consumed. Six factors affecting edible insect availability were identified with the chemical pollution as the most important. Besides their food use (63.2%), edible insects in the study area were used for several purposes. We find that ethnicity, religion, age, education level, and monthly frequency of insect consumption are the main factors influencing the local perception of edible insects. Indeed ethnic group, religion ethnicity, and market accessibility have a positive influence on edible insect consumption frequency. The Hierarchical Clustering of Principal Components has allowed us to classify the interviewees into 3 groups with different perceptions of entomophagy and their characteristics will make it possible to better orient the strategies for promoting entomophagy in the Republic of Benin. Conclusions: Religion and tradition are among the main factors that influence entomophagy in Benin Republic. The development of a national strategy to promote entomophagy should take into account the recorded insect consumption motivations, and their different uses by each ethnic group, and mainly target young people. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: equations & formulas pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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