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entomophagy
The consumption of insects to people as part of their regular diet. Eats insects, which are high in protein and low in fat, can help in the fight against climate change, emission and hunger. Entomophagy is already practiced by about two billion people in the world.
of greenhouse gases in the gas as the product less insects to larger animals and require a smaller ratio of food compared to the amount of nutrients they provide. Cultivating the insects in food requires about 10 times less plant and land mass than the traditional animal food production sources.
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