Arnold van Huis
{{Short description|Dutch entomologist}}
Arnold van Huis (born 1946, Wormerveer, North Holland, Netherlands) is a Professor of Tropical Entomology at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.
Biography
Van Huis studied as an undergraduate at the State Horticultural College in Utrecht, and as a graduate student at Wageningen University. From 1974 to 1979, he worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Nicaragua.Wageningen University: [https://www.wur.nl/en/Persons/Arnold-prof.dr.ir.-A-Arnold-van-Huis.htm Prof. Dr. ir. Arnold van Huis].
In 2014, van Huis co-authored The Insect Cookbook: Food for a Sustainable Planet (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History).
Work and positions
Van Huis researches edible insects and advocates human entomophagy,{{Cite news |date=2011-01-18 |title=Dutch scientist advocates bugs as a green superfood |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-12216355 |url-status=live |access-date=2022-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801212209/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-12216355 |archive-date=1 August 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Carrington |first=Damian |date=2010-07-31 |title=Insects could be the key to meeting food needs of growing global population |url=http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/aug/01/insects-food-emissions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408115455/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/aug/01/insects-food-emissions |archive-date=8 April 2022 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} the consumption of insects by humans, and coordinates the research program Sustainable production of Insect Proteins for human consumption (SUPRO2). The program investigates the nutritive and environmental aspects of insect farming and consumption, e.g. of weaver ants.{{Cite web |date=2012-12-04 |title=Laboratorium voor Entomologie |url=https://www.wur.nl/nl/Onderzoek-Resultaten/Leerstoelgroepen/Plantenwetenschappen/Laboratorium-voor-Entomologie-1.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314201203/https://www.wur.nl/nl/onderzoek-resultaten/leerstoelgroepen/plantenwetenschappen/laboratorium-voor-entomologie-1.htm |archive-date=14 March 2022 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=WUR |language=nl-nl}}
In the 2010 French documentary Global Steak, he says that locusts can produce 1 kg protein from 2 kg fodder compared to a cow needing 10 kg fodder to produce the same amount of protein. Other benefits are that locusts do not produce greenhouse gases and do not need antibiotics.
References
External links
- [http://www.ent.wur.nl/UK/Personnel/Research+Personnel/Arnold+van+Huis/ Arnold van Huis] at Wageningen University
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Huis, Arnold Van}}
Category:Wageningen University and Research alumni
Category:Academic staff of Wageningen University and Research
{{entomologist-stub}}