03 Jul 2019 --- Although an increased consumption of edible insects has been lauded as providing a solution to the global food crisis, the technological and processing approaches that could be used to reach that goal have been neglected, according to University of Leeds and the University of Veracruz, Mexico researchers. The new study explores current insect farming methods, processing technologies and commercialization techniques, as well as current perceptions towards entomophagy – the practice of eating insects.