The development of the edible cricket industry in Thailand
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The development of the edible cricket industry in Thailand. / Halloran, Afton Marina Szasz; Roos, Nanna; Flore, Roberto; Hanboonsong, Y.
In: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2016, p. 91-100.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The development of the edible cricket industry in Thailand
AU - Halloran, Afton Marina Szasz
AU - Roos, Nanna
AU - Flore, Roberto
AU - Hanboonsong, Y.
N1 - CURIS 2016 NEXS 164
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Since cricket farming was introduced in Thailand in 1997, domestic, regional and international interest in the edible cricket industry has increased. This study aims to identify emerging themes related the development of the edible cricket industry over the past decades. It also discusses additional themes in the development of the cricket industry in connection to the work of other scholars, as well as future considerations to maintain the positive impacts of the industry on rural economic development, entrepreneurship and employment. Eight types of actors in the cricket industry were considered in this study: cricket farmers; wholesale traders and market vendors; tourism agents; international organisa tions; chefs; private companies; researchers; and governmental representatives. The farming and sale of crickets is still a small-scale activity which is relatively profitable for the farmers and other actors in the value chain. Based on the findings of this study, the constraints to growth and further expansion of the industry appear minimal at present. Nonetheless, speculations regarding the positive and negative impacts that further growth may have demonstrate the potential opportunities and threats to the industry. Considering the edible cricket industry as a part of the rural entrepreneurship and development policy discourse may be beneficial to sustainable development.
AB - Since cricket farming was introduced in Thailand in 1997, domestic, regional and international interest in the edible cricket industry has increased. This study aims to identify emerging themes related the development of the edible cricket industry over the past decades. It also discusses additional themes in the development of the cricket industry in connection to the work of other scholars, as well as future considerations to maintain the positive impacts of the industry on rural economic development, entrepreneurship and employment. Eight types of actors in the cricket industry were considered in this study: cricket farmers; wholesale traders and market vendors; tourism agents; international organisa tions; chefs; private companies; researchers; and governmental representatives. The farming and sale of crickets is still a small-scale activity which is relatively profitable for the farmers and other actors in the value chain. Based on the findings of this study, the constraints to growth and further expansion of the industry appear minimal at present. Nonetheless, speculations regarding the positive and negative impacts that further growth may have demonstrate the potential opportunities and threats to the industry. Considering the edible cricket industry as a part of the rural entrepreneurship and development policy discourse may be beneficial to sustainable development.
U2 - 10.3920/JIFF2015.0091
DO - 10.3920/JIFF2015.0091
M3 - Journal article
VL - 2
SP - 91
EP - 100
JO - Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
JF - Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
SN - 2352-4588
IS - 2
ER -
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