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: Received: 18 April 2024 / Approved: 18 April 2024 / Online: 19 April 2024 (09:26:00 CEST)
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Célestin, A.M.; Kanda, M.; Folega, F.; BAWA, D.M.; Dourma, M.; Akpagana, K. Urban Sustainability in Unconventional Food, Case of Edible Insects in Kinshasa: Diversity and Entomophagy. Preprints2024, 2024041303. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1303.v1
Célestin, A.M.; Kanda, M.; Folega, F.; BAWA, D.M.; Dourma, M.; Akpagana, K. Urban Sustainability in Unconventional Food, Case of Edible Insects in Kinshasa: Diversity and Entomophagy. Preprints 2024, 2024041303. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1303.v1
Célestin, A.M.; Kanda, M.; Folega, F.; BAWA, D.M.; Dourma, M.; Akpagana, K. Urban Sustainability in Unconventional Food, Case of Edible Insects in Kinshasa: Diversity and Entomophagy. Preprints2024, 2024041303. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1303.v1
APA Style
Célestin, A.M., Kanda, M., Folega, F., BAWA, D.M., Dourma, M., & Akpagana, K. (2024). Urban Sustainability in Unconventional Food, Case of Edible Insects in Kinshasa: Diversity and Entomophagy. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1303.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Célestin, A.M., Marra Dourma and Koffi Akpagana. 2024 "Urban Sustainability in Unconventional Food, Case of Edible Insects in Kinshasa: Diversity and Entomophagy" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1303.v1
Abstract
The consumption of insects in the Democratic Republic of Congo is an ancient practice. The taxonomic identification and characterization of “entomophagy” seem urgent in Kinshasa following the related anthropogenic pressures (demographic pressure, uncontrolled urbanization) leading to a food crisis. This study aims to assess the diversity of edible insects and their consumption by the population of Kinshasa. A total of 360 people were surveyed to identify the insect species consumed in Kinshasa, the ecosystems that provide them, and the preference for species in relation to ethnolinguistic groups, churches (faith) and household size. Three species of insects most consumed in Kinshasa are: Gonimbrasia jamesonii, Cirina forda and Brachytrupes membranaceus. 41.9% of these insects are consumed by the Kongo ethno-linguistic group, 23.6% by the Luba, 20.6% by the Ngala and 13.9% by the Swahili. Inhabitants of the communes of Kassa Vubu (57%), Maluku (54%), Masina (54%) and Mont-Ngafula (39%) mainly consume C. forda and G. jamesonii. Luba and Kongo ethnolinguistic groups mainly consume C. forda while the Swahili and Ngala consume G. jamesonii. Catholic, Revivalist Church, Kimbagu, Islam, Protestant and Johovah's Witness believers mainly consume C. forda and G. jamesonii. This study made it possible to understand the socio-cultural influence on the degradation (pressure) of biodiversity and; contributes to SDGs 2 and 12 by 2023..
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