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ASIFF working groups

During the ASIFF annual meeting in Singapore, numerous exciting ideas for sections were presented. Below, you’ll find a list of examples. Any member interested in initiating a section can do so with support of 10 members, following consultation with the ASIFF Council. The Council shall exercise supervision of the Sections. Membership in a Section shall be restricted exclusively to members and a Section shall consist of at least 10 members.

 

Call to Action!

 

New ASIFF Working Group Consumer Perception of Insects as Food

We are forming a new ASIFF Working Group focused on Consumer Perception of Insects as Food. The group will explore cultural, psychological, and generational attitudes toward edible insects, and how these perceptions influence policy, marketing, and adoption of insect-based foods. If you’re interested in sustainable protein alternatives, food innovation, or consumer behavior, we welcome your expertise and ideas.
For more information or to express your interest, please contact Dr. Diana Bogueva, diana.bogueva@curtin.edu.au

 

New ASIFF Working Group Insects Food Ingredients and Foods

Insect Ingredients and Foods working group will aim to advance edible insect processing through the development of innovative methodologies and interdisciplinary research. The group will focus on conceptualization of insect processing techniques, designing and prototyping novel food concepts, and exploring new processing strategies and technologies. The goal is to broaden the understanding and practical applications of insect-derived food ingredients across a wide range of food products, supporting sustainable, nutritious, and consumer-acceptable solutions in science, technology, and gastronomy.

For more information or to express your interest, please contact
Dr. Maryia Mishyna, maryia.mishyna@wur.nl

 

New ASIFF Working Group Insects Welfare

The AISFF Insect Welfare Working Group exists to foster collaborative research projects on insect welfare in industry contexts. Such projects may include identifying stress vectors, identifying downstream effects of those vectors, and investigating possible practices that could alleviate these issues.

For more information or to express your interest, please contact Dr. Meghan Barrett, meghbarr@iu.edu

 

New ASIFF Working Group Insect Farming Sustainability

The AISFF Insect Farming Sustainability Working Group aims to explore this topic from a systemic and multidimensional perspective – integrating the social, environmental and economic aspects, with special attention to ecosystem services, One Health, and territorial approaches.

For more information or to express your interest, please contact Dr. Karol Barragán-Fonseca, kbbarraganf@unal.edu.co

 

Ideas for working groups

  • Insects +
    • Mealworms
    • Black soldier fly
    • Houseflies
    • Crickets
    • Grasshoppers
    • Others
  • Topics +
    • Insect rearing and automation
    • Insect welfare & diseases
    • Insect genetics
    • Insect nutrition
    • Human health & nutrition
    • Animal nutrition & welfare
    • Insect frass as fertilizer
    • Insects as feed for chickens
    • Insects as feed for fish
    • Insects as feed for pigs
    • Insects as feed for ruminants
    • Human health & safety for producers
    • Food and feed safety / legislation
    • Environment
    • Insect processing
    • Marketing
    • Economics
    • Communication & awareness
    • Others

Guidelines for working groups

  1. Each working group should have a title and set of objectives
  2. At least 10 ASIFF members, a leader and contact info.
  3. Working groups will have to be independent and transfer a report (one-page including meeting dates, principal conclusion, planning of events) every 3 months to the Secretary.
  4. If no activity after 6 months, the working group will be remove from the website

 

Interested to organize a working group?

Contact members with suitable expertise or send us email with the short description of your idea (info@asiff.org)
ASIFF members