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Current Status of Sericulture and Insect Industry to Respond to Human Survival Crisis

인류의 생존 위기 대응을 위한 양잠과 곤충 산업의 현황

  • A-Young, Kim (Ilsong Institute of Life Science, Hallym University) ;
  • Kee-Young, Kim (Department Industrial Insect and Sericulture, National Institute of Agricultural Science) ;
  • Hee Jung, Choi (National Instrumentation Center for Environmental Management, Seoul National University) ;
  • Hyun Woo, Park (Health Park co., ltd.) ;
  • Young Ho, Koh (Ilsong Institute of Life Science, Hallym University)
  • 김아영 (한림대학교 일송생명과학연구소) ;
  • 김기영 (국립농업과학원 곤충양잠산업과) ;
  • 최희정 (서울대학교 농생명과학공동기기원) ;
  • 박현우 ((주)헬스파크) ;
  • 고영호 (한림대학교 일송생명과학연구소)
  • Received : 2022.08.05
  • Accepted : 2022.11.09
  • Published : 2022.12.01
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Abstract

Two major problems currently threaten human survival on Earth: climate change and the rapid aging of the population in developed countries. Climate change is a result of the increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere due to the increase in the use of fossil fuels owing to economic and transportation development. The rapid increase in the age of the population is a result of the rise in life expectancy due to the development of biomedical science and technology and the improvement of personal hygiene in developed countries. To avoid irreversible global climate change, it is necessary to quickly transition from the current fossil fuel-based economy to a zero-carbon renewable energy-based economy that does not emit GHGs. To achieve this goal, the dairy and livestock industry, which generates the most GHGs in the agricultural sector, must transition to using low-carbon emission production methods while simultaneously increasing consumers' preference for low-carbon diets. Although 77% of currently available arable land globally is used to produce livestock feed, only 37% and 18% of the proteins and calories that humans consume come from dairy and livestock farming and industry. Therefore, using edible insects as a protein source represents a good alternative, as it generates less GHG and reduces water consumption and breeding space while ensuring a higher feed conversion rate than that of livestock. Additionally, utilizing the functionality of medicinal insects, such as silkworms, which have been proven to have certain health enhancement effects, it is possible to develop functional foods that can prevent or delay the onset of currently incurable degenerative diseases that occur more frequently in the elderly. Insects are among the first animals to have appeared on Earth, and regardless of whether humans survive, they will continue to adapt, evolve, and thrive. Therefore, the use of various edible and medicinal insects, including silkworms, in industry will provide an important foundation for human survival and prosperity on Earth in the near future by resolving the current two major problems.

인류는 기후변화와 인구 구성 비율의 급격한 노령화 라는 두 가지 커다란 생존을 위협하는 문제점에 직면해 있다. 기후변화는 경제 발전과 운송 수단의 발달로 화석 연료 사용 증가에 따른 대기 중 온실가스 농도가 증가한 결과이고, 인구 구성 비율의 노령화는 선진국의 의 생명과학 기술 발전과 개인 위생의 증진으로 기대 수명이 증가한 결과이다. 돌이킬 수 없는 전 지구적인 기후변화를 피하기 위해서는 빠른 기간 내에 온실 가스의 배출이 없는 탄소 제로 경제로 전환을 해야 한다. 이 목표를 달성하기 위해서는 농업 중 온실가스의 발생이 가장 많은 낙농축산업을 저탄소 경영방식으로 전환하고 동시에 소비자들의 저탄소 식품들에 대한 인식의 변화가 필요하다. 현재 지구상 이용 가능 초지 중 77%가 가축용 사료 재배에 활용되지만, 인간이 섭취하는 전체 단백질의 37%와 총 열량의 18%만이 낙농축산업에서 얻어질 뿐이다. 그러므로, 가축보다 온실가스 배출량, 물의 사용량이 적고, 사육 공간이 작아도 되며 사료전환율이 높은 식용 곤충을 단백질원으로 활용해야 할 필요성이 있다. 이와 더불어 건강기능 증진 효과가 있다고 과학적으로 밝혀진 누에와 같은 곤충들의 기능성을 활용하여 현재 치료 방법이나 예방법이 확립되지 않은 퇴행성 질환들을 예방하고 치료를 촉진시킬 수 있는 기능성 식품 개발이 필요하다. 곤충은 동물 중 가장 오래 전에 지구상에 나타났고, 인간의 생존 유무와 상관없이 앞으로도 빠르게 진화를 하여 지구의 환경 변화에 적응하고 번성할 것이다. 그러므로, 다양한 식용 곤충과 누에를 포함한 약용 곤충을 이용한 산업은 현재 인류가 직면한 문제를 해결하여 미래에 인간이 지구에서 생존하고 번영할 수 있는 중요한 받침돌이 될 것이다.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 농촌진흥청이 지원하는 연구비(PJ0170242022, 홍잠의 기능성분 구명 및 ICT 기반 안정생산 체계 구축)에 의하여 수행되었다.

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