Identification and prioritization of obstacles in production of edible insects from perspective of livestock and poultry producers

Subject Areas : entomology and othea arthropods

Y. Ostadi ¹ , Gh. Yavari ² , M. Shokat Fadaei ³ , M. Ahmadian ⁴ , S. Imani ⁵

1 - Department of Entomology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Department of Agricultural Economics, Payame Noor University, P.O.Box 19395-3697, Tehran
3 - Department of Agricultural Economics, Payame Noor University, P.O.Box 19395-3697, Tehran
4 - Department of Economic, Tehran University,Tehran, Iran
5 - Department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2016-12-22 Accepted : 2017-06-13 Published : 2017-05-22

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Abstract :

Insects can be used as a food in livestock and poultry. However, there may be some obstacles in using insects as animal’s diet. The priority of the obstacles from the perspective of animal husbandry managers was studied in two provinces, Alborz and Tehran, Iran. At first, the obstacles were categorized in 8 main and 87 sub-main indices providing a questionnaire given to 20 experts randomly to be filled up. The initial data derived from questionnaires were analyzed The weight of each index calculated and compare by using Expert Choice 11 software Results showed that the health and food obstacle, the culture and attitudes obstacle and the economic obstacles with the indices of 0.418, 0.231 and 0.143 were the most important, respectively. Amongst the sub-indices, the risk of row consumption of insects 0.054, uncertainty in security and health 0.051 and the residue of insecticides 0.047 were the most important obstacles in producing food for livestock and poultry.