6. Outlook and developments
Insects have been used in the human diet since ancient times, and are regularly consumed by hundreds of millions of people around the world, particularly in South-East Asia and certain African countries. In the West, on the other hand, they pose problems of social acceptance, which hinders the development of their market: the very idea of eating insects or larvae seems to repel Western consumers . However, the use of insect meal in poultry feed is more acceptable to consumers
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