TRENDSPOTTER: BUGS AS FOOD
DAVID ADAMS takes a look at the growing trend around the world to eat insects…
Hotter climate means hungrier insects will munch millions more tons of crops
Thomson Reuters Foundation A warming planet will see larger swarms of hungrier insects chomp through millions more tons of rice, maize and wheat crops globally by 2050, even if countries meet ambitious climate goals to curb carbon emissions, scientists said on Thursday. For every one degree Celsius rise in average temperatures, insects will consume an […]
As the world looks for alternative food sources, Finnish bakery offers bread made of crickets
Fazer Cricket Bread. PICTURE: Supplied. A Finnish bakery announced last week that it was producing what is believed to be the world’s first insect-based bread to be offered to consumers in stores. The company, Fazer Bakery Finland, said the bread – named ‘Fazer Sirkkaleipä’ (‘Fazer Cricket Bread’) – was made from flour created using dried crickets as well […]