Edible insects make few gases, contain high-quality protein, vitamins and amino acids, and are good at converting food - they only need a quarter of the food that sheep need to make the same amount of protein. You can grow them on organic waste. China is already building huge maggot farms. Zimbabwe is growing caterpillars and Laos is developing an insect-harvesting project. One study says that eating crickets and locusts, and not eating pork and beef, could help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 95%.
What is an advantage in producing food from insects rather than sheep?
Insects transform food to protein more efficiently Insects have higher-quality protein, vitamins and amino acids than sheep Countries like Zimbabwe and Laos cannot afford to grow sheep Insects take less time to cultivate than sheep