Edible Insect As A Traditional Food Source Among The Akans In Southern Ghana.

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ABSTRACT The African palm weevil, Rhynchophorous phoenicis larva is a popular delicacy among the Akans of Ghana and consumption of this insect is an important tradition in the Birim South, East Akim and Kwahu West districts all in Southern Ghana. Closed and open ended questionnaires were administered in these districts to investigate the main edible insects eaten and their perception about entomophagy. The African palm weevil was the main insect named by this group and out of a total of 500 respondents interviewed in this survey, 92.4% (462) actively consumed R. phoenicis. 8.3% (42) indicated…

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