Insects an alternative for sustainable production in Mexico

• Romero-Díaz, Claudio ^[1] ; Valdés-Velarde, Eduardo ^[1] ; Ugalde-Lezama, Saúl ^[1] ; Tarango-Arámbula, Luis A. ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad Autónoma Chapingo

     Universidad Autónoma Chapingo

     México

     
  2. [2] Colegio de Posgraduados, Campus San Luis Potosi
• Localización: Agro Productividad, ISSN-e 2594-0252, Vol. 15, Nº. 6, 2022 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Junio), págs. 111-119
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Objective: To analyze the sociocultural, economic and environmental aspects of insects in Mexico.

    Design/Methodology/Approach: A bibliographic review was conducted from October 2021 to January 2022, searching for literature available in databases from Google Academic, Sciencedirect, SpringerLink, Google Patent, EBSCO, Semantic Scholar and the content available through the remote access of the CONRICyT. The bibliographic systematization of the articles consulted was developed using the Excel 2016 software and the Mendeley Desktop version 1.19.4 software.

    Results: Entomology presents high ecological, economic and social value, directed towards the horizons of food security, care for the environment, and as an alternative for productive diversification. The economic importance that edible insects represent for Mexico stood out, visualizing commercial alternatives for small-scale producers.

    Study Limitations/Implications: The results only present data referring to Mexico.

    Findings/Conclusions: The importance of sustainability that insects in Mexico present was made evident. Practices to raise awareness are suggested, which mitigate neophobia and strengthen the adoption and consumption of this resource in the different social strata of the Mexican society.