ELC091:Argument Mapping

Provided by: Aidil Danish Bin Mohamad Khairi

(2022466914) K08

Provided for: Nur Haziq Fikri Ahmad

 ISSUE:
Insects in Agricultural Sector

CLAIM:
Insects should be use more widely in agricultural sector

CONTENTION
Insects are viable food and feed
for people and animals all around
the world (Vantomme, 2017, as
cited in Van Huis, 2020).
1 OBJECTION 1
In climatic zone, small insects accessibility
are low that it can only be found in certain
part of the year (Van Huis, 2017, as cited
in Van Huis, 2020 ).
 ISSUE:
Insects in Agricultural Sector

CLAIM:.
Insects should be use more widely in agricultural sector

CONTENTION 2 OBJECTION 2
Use of Black Soldier Fly, a type Any animal feeds made from organic
of insect could convert manure wastes have risk to be contaminated
and catering wastes from organic (Pinotti et al., 2019, as cited in Van
stream into animal feeds (Van Huis, 2020).
Huis, 2020).

EVIDENCE 2 REFUTATION 2
Black Soldier Fly is known to be Feeds yield from Black Soldier Fly
bio waste converter (Sheppard et have shown positive health effect on
al., 1994, as cited in Van Huis, pigs and fish. (Huyben et al., 2018, as
2020). cited in Van Huis, 2020).
 ISSUE:
Insects in Agricultural Sector

CLAIM:
Insects should be use more widely in agricultural sector

CONTENTION 3 OBJECTION 3
Mass production of mealworms, a type The amount of nitrogen excretion of
of edible insect is more sustainable mealworms is higher than in
than other alternative source of protein production of soybeans (Tallentire
(Miglietta et al., 2015; Oonincx and de et al., 2018, as cited in Van Huis,
Boer, 2012, as cited in Van Huis, 2020).
2020).

EVIDENCE
If compared to common production
animals, then mealworm has lower
greenhouse gas emission, occupy less
land and use less water (Miglietta et
al.,2015; Oonincx and de Boer, 2012, as
cited in Van Huis, 2020).
3 REFUTATION 3
Even though production of mealworm
excretes more nitrogen but it emits
fewer greenhouse gases, excretes less
phosphorus, and take up less space than
production of soybeans. (Tallentireet
al., 2018, as cited in Van Huis, 2020).
 ISSUE:
Insects in Agricultural Sector

CLAIM:
Insects should be use more widely in agricultural sector

CONTENTION 4 OBJECTION 4
Addition of edible insects into staple That particular way could only be
foods could both popularise it and also beneficial to environment if
increase the food protein content consumption of meat in the staple food
(Roncolini et al., 2019, as cited in Van is lower than the edible insects (Van
Huis, 2020). Huis, 2020).

CONCLUSION
The market for using insects as food and feed is expanding quickly and the only way
that the industry can grow if the government, academic community, insect industry
organisations and the general public work closely together.
REFERENCES:

van Huis, A. (2020). Insects as food and feed, a new emerging agricultural sector: A Review.
Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 6(1), 27–44.
https://doi.org/10.3920/jiff2019.0017