Singapore market offers enormous scope for Thai insect exporters


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BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): The decision by Singapore to allow the import of 16 consumable insects is an opportunity for Thai entrepreneurs to penetrate this market, the Department of International Trade Promotion said on Sunday.

The department explained that the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) had on July 8, approved the import of 16 insects, including many species of crickets, grasshoppers, locusts, mealworms and silkworms.

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