Yupa Hanboonsong (Thai: ยุพา หาญบุญทรง) is a Thai entomologist, specializing in entomophagy (the use of insects as food). Hanboonsong received her PhD in insect systematics from Lincoln University in New Zealand,[1][2] and currently works as an associate professor in the entomology department at Khon Kaen University.[3]

The effects on Thailand of the 1997 Asian financial crisis prompted Hanboonsong to train rice farmers in remote areas of the country to farm crickets as a cheap and plentiful nutrition source.[4] She has co-authored reports on insect farming for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), including Six-legged livestock: edible insect farming, collecting and marketing in Thailand (2013)[5] and Edible insects in Lao PDR: building on tradition to enhance food security.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Thai Students Enjoy Life and Studies at Lincoln University". Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho. Lincoln University. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. ^ Hanboonsong, Yupa (1994). A comparative phenetic and cladistic analysis of the genus Holcaspis Chaudoir (Coleoptera: Carabidae) (Doctoral thesis). Research@Lincoln, Lincoln University. hdl:10182/1822.
  3. ^ "Staff Directory". ag.kku.ac.th. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  4. ^ Irvine, Dean. "Crickets, grubs and bugs: Will insects be the next Thai food phenomenon?". CNN. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. ^ "New FAO book explores edible insect sector in Thailand". www.fao.org. FAO. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Edible insects in LAO PDR". www.fao.org. Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum). Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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