Black Soldier Fly Larva: A Resource Insect Larva Worth Promoting in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals—A Systematic Review

Abstract

Insect utilisation and its products have gained significant attention. The black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens), a common edible insect, plays an important role in various processes. Its applications represent breakthroughs in addressing challenges across sectors such as the food industry, agriculture, and health, areas that are crucial for sustainable development. This systematic review focuses on linking Black Soldier Fly (BSF) applications to sustainable development goals (SDGs). This link can help in making effective policy in the BSF farming sector within the paradigm of the SDGs and their respective targets. In generating this paper, a total of 93 documents were reviewed, comprising 73 articles, 15 reviews, and 5 book chapters from a literature search from some English databases (Web of Science, ResearchGate, Semantic Scholar, and Google Scholar) exploring the potential of BSF rearing in achieving the SDGs. The results showed that BSF can contribute to attaining 11 SDGs (1,2,3,5,6,7,10,12,13,14, and 15) via its products or services.