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Why should anyone want to eat bugs instead of cows?

Growing interest in insect farming as a source of protein may have you wondering why anyone would want to eat a crunchy creepy-crawly rather than stick with traditional, mooing protein sources.
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Habitat loss, climate change make for an uncertain cricket harvest in Uganda
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Habitat loss, climate change make for an uncertain cricket harvest in Uganda

Bush crickets are an important source of food – and income – in Uganda.

Ants, crickets and cockroaches: healthy snacks that taste like potato chips

Ants, crickets and cockroaches: healthy snacks that taste like potato chips

More than 1,900 insect species are edible, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization.

Save the lemurs! Eat the crickets!
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Save the lemurs! Eat the crickets!

To take pressure off endangered lemurs, researchers are encouraging the people of Madagascar to embrace bugs as a source of protein.
How will Earth feed 9 billion people by 2050?
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How will Earth feed 9 billion people by 2050?

Over 795 million people in the world are hungry, and by 2050 there will be an additional 2 billion people to feed. Is the Earth able to provide enough food for our exploding population?

Eating bugs can help the environment. So how do we get past the ick factor?
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Eating bugs can help the environment. So how do we get past the ick factor?

They might be key to feeding the planet, but the obstacles are many.

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