Contents -- Foreword -- Abbreviations -- Authors' preface -- Acknowledgements -- Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The role of insects -- 3. Culture, religion and the history of entomophagy -- 4. Edible insects as a natural resource -- 5. Environmental opportunities for insect rearing for food and feed -- 6. Nutritional value of insects for human consumption -- 7. Insects as animal feed -- 8. Farming insects -- 9. Processing edible insects for food and feed -- 10. Food safety and preservation -- 11. Edible insects as an engine for improving livelihoods -- 12. Economics: cash income, enterprise development, markets and trade -- 13. Promoting insects as feed and food -- 14. Regulatory frameworks governing the use of insects for food security -- 15. The way forward -- References -- Further reading.