Offshoring insect farms may jeopardise Europe's food sovereignty

Ren Ryba

No 6wq4f, SocArXiv from Center for Open Science

Abstract: In the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and increasing global destabilisation, policy makers within the European Union have expressed the need to reduce the bloc's dependence on imported agricultural products such as livestock feed. One industry that has been promoted as an advantageous source of livestock feed is the insect farming industry. However, the insect industry's growth has not kept pace with optimistic expectations, and high labour and electricity costs in Europe appear to be driving major insect companies to expand production offshore. Solutions may include supporting the automation of insect farming, though automation may have harmful social consequences, or bringing additional land under cultivation to expand domestic production of maize and soy.

Date: 2024-04-15
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