INSETTIKIT
Educational and communicative system about entomophagy
FAO asserts edible insects are future food, thanks to their richness in protein, minerals, vitamins, and good fats; they spread worldwide, their reproduction is very quickly and massive, and in the Tropics edible insects is a very common and traditional food. Furthermore, more and more people are shifting vegan because of the increasing attention to animal rights and wellness, and to climate change. INSETTIKIT aims to arise in food education and in a critical conscience through a real activity of involvement in cricket breeding. Crickets sing for reproduction aims. If cricket need to reproduce, they are living in the right habitat. Insettikit is composed of three tools: box for breeding crickets, an electronic box in which Arduino microcontroller is connected to temperature and humidity sensors and to a microphone. This is for recording frequencies and intensity of the cricket sing, as well as data resources for the creation of a database that can be used by future amateur breeders.