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Cross-country evidence of consumers' perception of food from animals fed on insects in DR Congo, Mali, and Niger

dc.contributor.authorDontsop-Nguezet, P.
dc.contributor.authorNyamuhirwa, D.A.
dc.contributor.authorShiferaw, F.
dc.contributor.authorManyong, V.
dc.contributor.authorSissoko, D.
dc.contributor.authorMoussa, B.
dc.contributor.authorKouakou, A.G.
dc.contributor.authorZakari, S.
dc.contributor.authorAbdoulaye, T.
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-08T09:35:12Z
dc.date.available2024-10-08T09:35:12Z
dc.date.issued2024-06-01
dc.identifier.citationDontsop-Nguezet, P., Nyamuhirwa, D.A., Shiferaw, F., Manyong, V., Sissoko, D., Moussa, B., ... & Abdoulaye, T. (2024). Cross-country evidence of consumers’ perception of food from animals fed on insects in DR Congo, Mali, and Niger. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 17 :101243, 1-11.
dc.identifier.issn2666-1543
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/8587
dc.description.abstractInsects can represent a valuable and cost effective source of animal feed in Africa. Recently, the interest in incorporating black-soldier fly larvae (BSFL) in animal feed has increased tremendously. However, many factors, including food neophobia and social and cultural context may affect consumers' perception of insect-technologies-derived food products. This study shed light on consumers' perception of the usage of BSFL as animal feed and consumption, buying, and commercialization of food from animals fed on BSFL in DR Congo, Mali, and Niger. We used data from 1560 consumers that were analyzed applying parametric and non-parametric tests and the generalized ordered logit model. Our findings show that about 87 % of respondents consider that consuming food from animals fed on BSFL is acceptable and 34 % accept buying eggs, fish, and meat from animals fed on BSFL. However, about 40 % of consumers recommend the label differentiation of BSF-technologies-derived food products and they also expect a lower price than conventional animal feed products. The analysis of factors driving consumers' readiness to buy BSF-derived food products have revealed that effective market penetration of BSF-technologies-derived food products could be achieved with great awareness creation, targeting farming households, married and literate heads. Furthermore, strategic communication and intensive sensitization through farmers' associations will be crucial. Finally, credit access and income diversification are also necessary to support consumers’ choices toward sustainable food habits built on bio-circular economy.
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
dc.description.sponsorshipNorwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
dc.format.extent1-11
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectPest Insects
dc.subjectAnimal Feeding
dc.subjectFood Production
dc.subjectFoods
dc.subjectConsumers
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.titleCross-country evidence of consumers' perception of food from animals fed on insects in DR Congo, Mali, and Niger
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationJustus-Liebig Universitat Giessen
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut d’Economie Rurale, Mali
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionCentral Africa
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
cg.coverage.countryMali
cg.coverage.countryNiger
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.coverage.hubCentral Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeSocial Science and Agribusiness
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidDONTSOPNGUEZET:2024
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectPests of Plants
cg.journalJournal of Agriculture and Food Research
cg.notesOpen Access Journal
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101243
cg.iitaauthor.identifierDONTSOP NGUEZET Paul Martin: 0000-0001-5098-1853
cg.iitaauthor.identifierShiferaw Feleke: 0000-0002-0759-4070
cg.iitaauthor.identifierVictor Manyong: 0000-0003-2477-7132
cg.iitaauthor.identifierseydou zakari: 0000-0001-5546-0280
cg.iitaauthor.identifierTahirou Abdoulaye: 0000-0002-8072-1363
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue101243
cg.identifier.volume17


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