There are Nutritional deficiencies in the Sahel, commercialization of locusts is frequent. This study aimed to assess nutritional interests through the locust vendors. Fifty five vendors were questioned based on their activity linked with locust sales. A survey showed 84 of locust vendors have never received training in food hygiene, wear no clean clothes and 7 used disinfectants. 73 of vendors have sales locations on the streets and 7 on fixed locations. Five species have been identified namely Ornithacristurbidacavroisi, which represents the most purchased and best selling species in the markets, Acanthacris rui cornis citrina, Kraussellaangulifera, Acridoderesstrenuus and Diabolocatantops axillaris. A 100kg cost 35 55 in November to December, then 70 90 January to February, then 110 130 in March. Locust sales value chain provides profit to the local people. Issoufou Amadou | Oumarou Samna Soumana "Dried Locust a New Trend of Nutritious Food in the Sahel Region" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6 , October 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd47687.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/biological-science/allied-sciences/47687/dried-locust-a-new-trend-of-nutritious-food-in-the-sahel-region/issoufou-amadou
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Dried Locust a New Trend of Nutritious Food in the Sahel Region
Issoufou Amadou
1
, Oumarou Samna Soumana
1,2
1Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agronomy and Environmental Sciences,
Dan Dicko Dankoulodo University of Maradi, Maradi, Niger
2Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Boubakar Bâ of Tillaberi, Tillaberi, Niger
ABSTRACT
There are Nutritional deficiencies in the Sahel, commercialization of
locusts is frequent. This study aimed to assess nutritional interests
through the locust vendors. Fifty-five vendors were questioned based
on their activity linked with locust sales. A survey showed 84% of
locust vendors have never received training in food hygiene, wear no
clean clothes and 7% used disinfectants. 73% of vendors have sales
locations on the streets and 7% on fixed locations. Five species have
been identified namely Ornithacristurbidacavroisi, which represents
the most-purchased and best-selling species in the markets,
Acanthacris
rui
cornis
citrina, Kraussellaangulifera,
Acridoderesstrenuus and Diabolocatantops axillaris. A 100kg cost
35-55$ in November to December, then 70-90$ January to February,
then 110-130$ in March. Locust sales value chain provides profit to
the local people.
KEYWORDS: Locust, sales, income, nutritional value, Sahel
How to cite this paper: Issoufou
Amadou | Oumarou Samna Soumana
"Dried Locust a New Trend of
Nutritious Food in the Sahel Region"
Published
in
International
Journal of Trend in
Scientific Research
and Development
(ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-
6470, Volume-5 |
Issue-6,
October
2021,
pp.1696-1702,
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