Research Scientist. ICIPE. Entomology. Edible Insects. Animal Nutrition and Health. Soil Health. Crop Protection
Joined June 2014
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26 Feb 2025
Participated at the Nutrition For Growth (N4G) Pre-sumit yesterday at Alliance Francaise, Nairobi, organized by the French Embassy in Kenya and Somalia. We showcased icipe's innovative insect-based food products which were served at cocktail following a round table on N4G.
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@Shaphan_Chia on the floor!
Talking about Black soldier fly #frassfertilizer and crop growth
@FranceinKenya @EUinKenya @ACIARAfrica @ACIARAustralia @RockefellerFdn @Cirad @noradno @FCDOGovUK
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7 Mar 2024
Effects of frass from larvae of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) and yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) on growth and insect resistance in field mustard (Brassica rapa). Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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23 Mar 2023
'Choosing the right species for mass production of insects as animal feed' wikifarmer.com/choosing-the-…
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15 Aug 2022
Insect Welfare Matters!
In this new article we zero in on the Black Soldier Fly
doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2022.004…
#BSF #Welfare
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Shaphan Y. Chia retweeted
14 Aug 2022
A great project with @Bee_Bytes and others- Welfare considerations for farming black soldier flies, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae): a model for the insects as food and feed industry @CEIF_InsectAg #bsf
wageningenacademic.com/doi/a…
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Shaphan Y. Chia retweeted
8 Aug 2022
#Insects🐜| A hamburger made of crickets maybe sounds somewhat strange now, but insect food may very well be the food of the future! @dickemarcel explains the opportunities insects offer in a documentary by @ARD_presse 🎬
bit.ly/3JzPnPX
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États-Unis: des policiers d'Uvalde ont été récupérés leurs enfants, bloquant d'autres parents rfi.my/8SNV.t
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Shaphan Y. Chia retweeted
20 Apr 2021
'There is an exciting and curious edible alternative... Insects!... if you are curious about this emerging sector, or just want to breed some insects in your backyard, this book is a must!'
A book review of 'Insects as Food and Feed'
foodscinotes.com/2021/04/06/…
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Shaphan Y. Chia retweeted
9 Apr 2021
Black soldier fly larval meal in feed enhances growth performance, carcass yield and meat quality of finishing pigs
S.Y. Chia, et al.
doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2020.007…
@Shaphan_Chia @DickeMarcel
#openaccess
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12 Mar 2021
Black soldier fly larval meal in feed enhances growth performance, carcass yield and meat quality of finishing pigs | Journal of Insects as Food and Feed wageningenacademic.com/doi/1…
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8 Mar 2021
Marcus Rashford of Manchester united covers an incredible distance to frustrate a Manchester city buildup:
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8 Feb 2021
From waste to a resource: insect waste streams as soil and crop health promoter. wageningenacademic.com/doi/e…
31 Jul 2020
A new species of darkling beetle larvae that degrade plastic bit.ly/2OIkixS via @EurekAlert
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22 Jul 2020
Nice read!
22 Jul 2020
How to escape from insect egg parasitoids: a review of potential factors explaining parasitoid absence across the Insecta | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences @trichogramma74 royalsocietypublishing.org/d…
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22 Nov 2019
Insect oil: a new sustainable source of high-quality fatty acids for poultry and swine feed
linkedin.com/pulse/insect-oi…
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