The need for sustainable agricultural solutions that enhance productivity while mitigating environmental impacts
Research gap analysis derived from 3 agriculture papers in our local library.
The gap
The need for sustainable agricultural solutions that enhance productivity while mitigating environmental impacts. The lack of harmonized international framework for insect frass fertilizers. The need for advancements in processing, enrichment, and supportive policies to maximize the potential of TMF in sustainable farming.
Evidence profile
Sourced from the stated research gap and future-work section and stated challenges of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2025 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 25 times in total.
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Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.
Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps
- Tenebrio molitor Frass: A Cutting-Edge Biofertilizer for Sustainable Agriculture and Advanced Adsorbent Precursor for Environmental Remediation (2025) · Agronomy · cited 21× · doi
The need for sustainable agricultural solutions that enhance productivity while mitigating environmental impacts. The lack of harmonized international framework for insect frass fertilizers. The need for advancements in processing, enrichment, and supportive policies to maximize the potential of TMF in sustainable farming.
generalstated research gapKeywords: need sustainable agricultural solutions enhance productivity mitigating environmental - Mealworm Frass as a Sustainable Organic Fertilizer for Greenhouse Tomato Cultivation (2026) · Horticulturae · cited 2× · doi
optimizing MF application rates across crops, especially in high-value organic production systems; improving frass nutrient profiles by modifying insect species or feed substrates; establishing nutrient-based (N and P concentration) rather than mass-based application guidelines to prevent over-application; evaluating nutrient release dynamics of frass in different physical forms (loose, pelletized, composted, heat-treated)
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5Keywords: optimizing application rates across crops especially high-value organic - Insect Frass as a Fertilizing Product: Composition, Agronomic Performance, Environmental Risks, and Regulatory Context (2026) · Environments · cited 1× · doi
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the composition, agronomic performance, and environmental risks of insect frass. There is a need for a comprehensive review of the peer-reviewed evidence on insect frass used as a fertilizing product. The regulatory context for frass is unclear, and there is a need for a disciplined approach to its valorization.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: paper identifies gap understanding composition agronomic performance environmental - Insect Frass as a Fertilizing Product: Composition, Agronomic Performance, Environmental Risks, and Regulatory Context (2026) · Environments · cited 1× · doi
The paper identifies challenges in the valorization of insect frass, including its heterogeneous composition and variable agronomic performance. There are also challenges in the regulatory context, including the need for a disciplined approach to the valorization of frass. The paper concludes that the deployment of frass as a fertilizer depends on transparent characterization, appropriate hygienization and storage, and claim-specific alignment with regulatory routes.
generalstated challengesevidence 5/5Keywords: paper identifies challenges valorization insect frass including heterogeneous
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