page_title: Entomophagy
section_title: Advantages of eating insects
hierarchical_section_title: Entomophagy / Advantages of eating insects
caption_attribution_description: fried crickets on a market in Cambodia
context_page_description: Entomophagy describes the practice of eating insects.
context_section_description: Recent assessments of the potential of large-scale entomophagy have led some experts to suggest insects as a potential alternative protein source to conventional livestock, citing possible benefits including greater efficiency, lower resource use, increased food security, and environmental and economic sustainability.
caption: Deep-fried crickets
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