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Edible Insects in Central and West Africa: A Digital Journey

Learn about LINCAOCNET, a project digitizing edible insects in Africa, fostering biodiversity information access and collaboration. Explore species, recipes, and more in this multidisciplinary initiative.

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Edible Insects in Central and West Africa: A Digital Journey

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  1. Sévérin Tchibozo Update on the Central African Biodiversity Information Network (CABIN): A taste of Cyber-insects from Africa CABIN / LINCAOCNET Garin Cael, Charles Kahindo, Sévérin Tchibozo, Franck Theeten & Patricia Mergen

  2. Photo: Patricia Mergen RMCA • The Royal Museum for Central Africa • Belgium • Multidisciplinary • ca. 10.000.000 specimens • Focus on Central Africa

  3. CABIN • Central African Biodiversity Information Network • Part of SABIN – Sub-Saharan African Biodiversity Information Network • Focus on Democratic Republic Congo, Rwanda & Burundi • To facilitate access to biodiversity information for African researchers by: • Setting up local infrastructure • Capacity building

  4. Technical workflow

  5. Key activities • March 2009: Setting up infrastructure at the CEDESURK (an academic library, resource centre and provider of IT services for the main Congolese academic institutions) • January 2010: Start of the LINCAOCNET project as a pilot project for African data providers • June 2010: five day workshop held in Kinshasa on the digitization of Biological collections at the CEDESURK • September 2011: Selection of five African data providers

  6. LINCAOCNET • Les Insectes Comestibles de l’Afrique Centrale et Occidentale sur interNET (Edible Insects in Central and West Africa on Internet) • Collaboration between the RMCA, in the framework of the CABIN project and the CRGB (Centre de Recherche pour la Gestion de la Biodiversité Benin) & co financed by the Belgian cooperation and the fonds francophone des inforoutes

  7. Field work 31 localities were monitored in 10 African countries for edible insects

  8. LINCAOCNET website • Made in Drupal, and contains: • Scientific name • Local common name (with audio recording) • GPS coordinates & maps • Pictures • Host plants • Traditional recipes http://gbif.africamuseum.be/lincaocnet/

  9. More to come… • European project on edible insects as novel proteins • Presentation by Sévérin Tchibozo at FAO (Rome) co-organized by experts from Wageningen University (NL) • Support by Paepard (Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development) • Support from ESASTAP (European South Africa Science and Technology Advancement Programme • Interest by the food sector (industries and SMEs)

  10. Crunchy snacks at the ‘Night of the Museum’, RMCA, Tervuren, Belgium Pictures: RMCA

  11. Thank you for your attention!

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