Life cycle cost assessment of insect based feed production in West Africa

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

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Roffeis, Martin^1,2  Wakefield, Maureen Elizabeth³  Almeida, Joana⁴  Alves Valada, Tatiana Raquel^1,5  Devic, Emilie⁶  Kone, N'Golope⁷  Kenis, Marc⁸  Nacambo, Saidou⁸  Fitches, Elaine Charlotte^3,9  Koko, Gabriel K. D.¹⁰  Mathijs, Erik¹¹  Achten, Wouter M. J.²  Muys, Bart¹ 

[1] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Div Forest Nat & Landscape, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium

[2] Univ Libre Bruxelles, Inst Environm Management & Land Use Planning, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium

[3] Fera Sci Ltd, Dept Plant Protect, York YO41 1LZ, N Yorkshire, England

[4] Edge Environm, Manly, NSW 2095, Australia

[5] Univ Lisbon, Inst Super Tecn, P-1049001 Lisbon, Portugal

[6] Entofood Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur 50470, Malaysia

[7] Ctr Reg Rech Agr Sotuba, Inst Econ Rurale, BP 258, Bamako, Mali

[8] CABI, CH-2800 Delemont, Switzerland

[9] Univ Durham, Sch Biosci, South Rd, Durham DH1 3LE, England

[10] Fish Africa FfA Ghana Ltd Guarantee, POB AS273, Ashaiman Accra, Ghana

[11] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Div Bioecon, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium

关键词: Sustainable product development;    Eco-design;    Ex-ante assessment;    Life cycle cost;    Life cycle management;    Insect based feed;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.179

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

While there is a growing body of research investigating the technical feasibility and nutritional properties of insect based feeds (IBFs), thus far little attention has been devoted to gauge the economic implications of implementation. This study has investigated the economic performance of ex-ante modelled IBF production systems operating in the geographical context of West Africa. A Life Cycle Cost (LCC) analysis of recently published life cycle inventory (LCI) data served as a basis to analyse and compare the economic performances of IBF production systems using Musca domestica and Hermetia illucens reared on different substrates. To gauge the application potential of IBF in West Africa, estimated breakeven sale prices of IBFs were benchmarked against the customary market prices of conventional feeds. The results show that the economic performance of IBF production in West Africa is largely determined by the costs attributed to labour and the procurement of rearing substrates, attesting economic advantages to the production of M. domestica larvae by measure of breakeven price (1.28-1.74 EUR/kg IBF) and LCC (1.72-1.99 EUR/kg IBF). A comparison of the breakeven sale prices of IBF with market prices of conventional feeds suggest that IBF has potential to substitute imported fishmeal, but findings offer no support for conjectured economic advantages over plant based feeds. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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