Buzzworthy: Edible Insects, Agricultural Development and Food Security
Channel: Agrilinks
Date: 2017-07-24

Have you heard the buzz about entomophagy, the practice of eating insects? Two billion people worldwide consume insects as a staple of their diet. Beetle larvae, caterpillars, grasshoppers, crickets, termites and stink bugs are particularly popular edibles.

Insects are considered delicacies in some communities and provide an important nutritional boost to undernourished people in others. Rearing or harvesting insects requires very little feed, land and water compared with raising conventional livestock like cows and chickens, which is part of why insects are trending in conversations about sustainable food systems. In the years ahead, insects have great potential to fill an ever-growing need for protein, fatty acids and key minerals in the diets of both humans and livestock.

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