Heritage, local knowledge and innovation: Insect consumption in Latin America – LATINSECT
The objective of this project is to study, in a systematic comparison, focusing on traded species consumed both in rural and urban areas, the representation of insect consumption in different multicultural Latin American countries. It also questions how, at a local level, gathering, processing, trade and consumption of insects may constitute a biocultural heritage and, at a wider level, which actions of heritagization involving edible insects are taking place or not. Eventually, how does this consumption reveal tensions between social classes and ethnic groups? By analyzing environmental and culinary knowledge, threats on insects’ environment and nutritional quality of insects, it finally aims at valuing this heritage, supporting local stakeholders in their practices and co-constructing knowledge to respond to food issues for the future.
Project coordination
Esther KATZ (PATRIMOINES LOCAUX, ENVIRONNEMENT ET GLOBALISATION)
The author of this summary is the project coordinator, who is responsible for the content of this summary. The ANR declines any responsibility as for its contents.
Partner
PUCE Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador / Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas
SayFood Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering Research Unit
PALOC PATRIMOINES LOCAUX, ENVIRONNEMENT ET GLOBALISATION
EA Eco-Anthropologie
IAvH Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt / Colecciones Biológicas IAvH, Subdirección de Investigaciones
Help of the ANR 330,290 euros
Beginning and duration of the scientific project:
January 2022
- 48 Months
