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1 Example Discussin Guide Resurce type: Template Last updated: 2015 Discussin guides can be a useful reference tl fr facilitatrs mderatrs t use during an nline dialgue. Thinking thrugh befreh what an event might lk like in terms f structure, flw, the different themes threads yu want t cver during the discussin can really take away sme f the strain f having t d it all as it is happening. Prmpting r prvcative questins can be used as a way t re-energise debate, r intrducing a different perspective/angle n a subject may help t re-fcus a wering thread. The fllwing example is taken frm a discussin event held last year funded by the IDS prgramme Strengthening Evidence-based Plicy. Explring the ptential futures f edible insects in the glbal fd system Are insects a slutin t glbal fd security? D yu think they are viable as a mre sustainable ethical meat alternative? What are the pprtunities fr challenges against glbal entmphagy, what might the future supply chains lk like? Online discussin 9/ 10 th Dec 2015 Key questin: As smene wh is actively invlved in the field f edible insects, what DO YOU SEE as the pprtunities fr challenges against glbal entmphagy what might future fd chains lk like? Facilitatr - Intr scene setting. Intrductins Current cnsumptin trends Hw have yu seen the dem fr edible insect prducts change ver the past 5 years? Survey shwed 50% believed that insect meals flurs wuld be amng mainstream ingredients within 5 years- wuld anyne care t exp n this? Fr further infrmatin please visit r eldiscmmunities@ids.ac.uk Has the grwth been greater in the cmmercial prductin f If there is a grwing appetite, what d yu think has triggered this? (E.g. general trends in cnsumer health cncerns/awareness f industrial farming issues; FAO utputs; media etc.)

2 Online discussin 9/ 10 th Dec 2015 Key questin: As smene wh is actively invlved in the field f edible insects, what DO YOU SEE as the pprtunities fr challenges against glbal entmphagy what might future fd chains lk like? D yu think there is a grwing appetite? livestck aquaculture feeds r human fds? Facilitatr Success stries failures Can yu give specific examples f what wrks? What desn t? Examples f prducts/ prcesses where innvative methdlgies have been used Extent t which media interest has helped/ nt been helpful in prmting these cases Facilitatr Barriers t success grwth? What have sme f the barriers t success been? Drawing n yur experience hw have yu wrked t vercme them? Is there sufficient infrmatin n the ptential benefits f edible insects? What are the mst cmmn miscnceptins? Wh is wrking t dispel these? Wh in particular d yu think will ppse increased entmphagy, why? (E.g. livestck industry, gvernments, retailers etc.) Wh in particular d yu think needs t be enrlled in supprt f entmphagy survey shwed 62% believed pinin leaders, celebrities, celebrity chefs & cultural elites? Fr further infrmatin please visit r eldiscmmunities@ids.ac.uk

3 Key questin: If insects are t feed large numbers f peple wrldwide, substantial changes will need t take place in glbal fd systems with regards t prductin, distributin cnsumptin. Where hw wuld edible insects in such a fd system be reared, harvested, prcessed, retailed, cnsumed? Facilitatr Psitining f insects in Wh wuld d the prducing wh might be the cnsumers? Examples f prducts/ Culd insect eating really becme mainstream? If s, what srt f fd prducts are we mst likely t see n supermarket shelves? What might be the effects n lcal glbal fd security nutritin? D yu think the future will see insects mre cmmnly marketed as specialty ingredients, specialist ingredients fr fitness enthusiasts, snacks, cnfectinary r specialist fds? Facilitatr Insect types What types f insects are mst likely t be develped as cmmercial prducts fr human fd fr animal/ aquaculture feed? Prductin facilities Where hw might insects fr Survey shwed mealwrms, lcusts, crickets grasshppers ranking high in human fd. Mealwrms, black sldier flies crickets in animal/ aquaculture. Small enterprises? Large scale Hw might they appear in fd prducts invisible r visible? Hw might they be labelled, what type f buzzwrds will be used natural, rganic, healthy, free-range etc.? Wh specifically will be prducing insects traditinal livestck Fr further infrmatin please visit r eldiscmmunities@ids.ac.uk

4 Key questin: If insects are t feed large numbers f peple wrldwide, substantial changes will need t take place in glbal fd systems with regards t prductin, distributin cnsumptin. Where hw wuld edible insects in such a fd system be reared, harvested, prcessed, retailed, cnsumed? human fd be prduced, prcessed marketed? In 50 years time what d yu think the prcessing facilities fr human fd might include? cmmercial facilities, dmestic, rearing facilities in densely ppulated areas? Peri Urban? Hw might issues f quality assurance be addressed? What are the benefits risks? farmers wh have changed t insects? (Yung) entrepreneurs? Academics/scientists? Farmers in develping wrld? Knwledge skills Sharing knwledge increasing cperatin amngst prducers f edible insect prducts What kinds f knwledge skills will be required in the future f Insect rearing prcessing int human fds? Hw can we share best practice resurces in the field f edible insect prductin? Survey shwed a need in the increase f knwledge skills fr small business entrepreneurs ranked higher than highly sphisticated equipment r basic knwledge fr start-ups explre. Reasns why knwledge transfer is nt straightfrward in this field Value f sharing infrmatin, resurces experiences Ways in which varius actrs wrking in the field can As well as a fcus n knwledge skills, perhaps can als fcus discussin n the material requirements the challenges faced by different prducers in accessing these (e.g. equipment, l, feed, distributrs, seed capital etc.)? Culd maybe aim t get participants t identify the resurce sharing tls they have been using t date e.g. nline rganisatins r particular key individuals Fr further infrmatin please visit r eldiscmmunities@ids.ac.uk

5 Key questin: If insects are t feed large numbers f peple wrldwide, substantial changes will need t take place in glbal fd systems with regards t prductin, distributin cnsumptin. Where hw wuld edible insects in such a fd system be reared, harvested, prcessed, retailed, cnsumed? crdinate better their effrts t imprve the quality f prducts Facilitatr t thank summarise Cnvenr t write clsing pst cmment planning the next steps A summary f the discussin will be available nline at the end f the week. A ptential face-t-face event may take place in early 2015 we will be in tuch with yu then. Many thanks fr yur time supprt. Fr further infrmatin please visit r eldiscmmunities@ids.ac.uk