“Peace is a complex process that needs many actors to be successful. Insects For Peace aims to be one of these actors, helping to develop circular agriculture through insect production.”
“Insects For Peace in Colombia mainly aims to help small farmers who used to be members of the FARC, and all the people affected by the conflict. Most of them are women, who have lost their husbands and children in the conflict.”
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“The circular approach is the key: some insects can transform organic waste into a component for feed and you can use the insect waste as biofertilizer. Insects, as a low-cost feed component, could make smallholder farmers to depend less on expensive imported feed.”
“Becoming smallholder insect producers could be a big step up in the process of reintegration. It means being part of a local and regional agribusiness network, it means community.”
“In countries recovering from conflict agricultural development should focus on restoring food production by smallholder farmers, improving their socio-economic position. Smallholder farmers contribute importantly to food security, which is a prerequisite for a stable society.”
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by Karol Barragán Fonseca, Katherine Barragán Fonseca, Gerard Verschoor, Joop JA van Loon, and Marcel Dicke.
“In Colombia we were able to help solve a community problem: reducing the feed costs by up to 23%. And we are already supporting a project in Peru, sharing our expertise.”
“Projects like Insects For Peace can help a lot in different countries from the global south to make a real, lasting change.”
