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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?

Grub's up! Climate-conscious foodies swap cows for crickets

Grub's up! Climate-conscious foodies swap cows for crickets

A wave of social enterprises are trying to get people to eat insects instead of meat.

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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