[quote]Eating more insects could help fight world hunger, according to a new UN report.
The report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization says that eating insects could help boost nutrition and reduce pollution.
It notes than over 2 billion people worldwide already supplement their diet with insects.
However it admits that "consumer disgust" remains a large barrier in many Western countries.
Wasps, beetles and other insects are currently "underutilised" as food for people and livestock, the report says. Insect farming is "one of the many ways to address food and feed security".
"Insects are everywhere and they reproduce quickly, and they have high growth and feed conversion rates and a low environmental footprint," according to the report.
The authors point out that insects are nutritious, with high protein, fat and mineral content.
They are "particularly important as a food supplement for undernourished children".
Insects are also "extremely efficient" in converting feed into edible meat. Crickets, for example, need 12 times less feed than cattle to produce the same amount of protein, according to the report.
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I don't fancy eating bugs if im totally honest, would you guys try it?
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We don't need to eat bugs to supply food for everyone in the world. Cutting waste and improving yields whilst stopping rainforest clearing to make cattle land would be a good start. If they are going to clear the forest they could at least grow things that would feed more people. The lower down the Biomass chain you go the more food is available, eating lots of beef is very inefficient. That's not to say meat r bad cuz ur bad, but that there are other farm animals with a less costly food input/output ratio.