Last week visitors at the Shanghai World Expo had the chance to familiarize themselves with the importance of edible insects culturally and nutritionally for Lao PDR. Three representatives for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with the chef of Sticky Fingers restaurant, Sisouphanh Ocampo, who won the “SAEP LAAI LAAI! 2010 – A Celebration of the Delicious Lao Insect” cooking competition with his Insect Tacos, and Ms Aluna Thavonsouk, Official Media Star of the Event, represented FAO at the Shanghai Expo. The team presented the project “Sustainable insect farming and harvesting for better nutrition, improved food security, and household income generation” for the World Expo visitors from 19 to 22 September 2010 at the UN Pavilion.

Press release Shanghai World Expo.pdf (117.73 kb)

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