Systematic review links black soldier fly applications to sustainable development goals, suggesting policy implications for agriculture and health.
Insect utilisation and their product has gained a lot of attention. Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) a common edible insect has shown to be important in several processes, with its applications being a breakthrough in problems affecting various areas such as of food industry, agriculture and health, which are vital to sustainable development. This systematic review focuses on linking BSF applications to sustainable development goals (SDGs). This link can help in making effective policy in BSF farming sector within the paradigm of the SDGs and their respective targets. In generating this paper, a total of 93 documents consisting; 73 articles, 15 reviews and 5 book chapters were reviewed from literature search from some English databases (Web of Science, ResearchGate, Semantic Scholar and Google Scholar) on exploring the potential of BSF rearing in achieving SDGs. The results showed that BSF can contribute in attaining 11 SDGs (1,2,3,5,6,7,10,12,13,14 and 15) via its products or services.
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