By 2050, the UN expects that there will be almost 10 billion people on the Earth. This poses some serious practical questions, not least among which is how we'll put food into 2.5 billion or so extra tummies (especially given that we don't adequately fill all of the 7-plus billion we already have). If you're yet to hear alarming phrases like "food security" and "sustainable intensification" you've probably been living under a rock. Which is apt, … [Read more...]
A New – Yet Old – Source of Food
Insects are a virtually "untapped" source of food for people, livestock and pets, according to the United Nations. Two billion people already supplement their diets with creepy-crawlies and insect farming could be one way to address food security, a UN agency has said. Its 200-page report Edible Insects says many of the creatures are high in protein, good fats and minerals. It suggests that large-scale mechanization of "insect farming" would also … [Read more...]