Insects: Past Solutions for Future

Problems
Why popularity is
Abstract Why consume insects? Discussion
decreasing?
This topic pop up while studying insects farms. By the Insects have huge health impacts. Their nutritious Insects were one of the man elements in persons ration After the research was done, were found a plenty of
research that was made, the insects farm are cheaper and alternatives to beef, pork, fish and chicken. Insects are rich starting from the beginning of the time and as well in information about entomophagy. In general all
faster in production than livestock. This could solve a big in proteins, good fats, zinc, iron and calcium. some countries nowadays. But in Europe and USA became information is about edible insects farms around the
problem in the world which is called starvation. Insects a taboo. The most common belief is the popularity of globe. After research author receive better knowledge
farms will be better solution for third world countries. animal breeding and agriculture. The hunting and usage of about world starvation and its solution, regarding insects
insect became seasonal and primitively. As well as the as alternative to the animal protein.
main food for insects is plants which had bad affection on
Methodology agriculture in many countries. Also insects were carrying
different deseases which lead to epidemic in big cities. But Conclusion
in countries with more impact to nature and less
My research would be about future protein alternatives in urbanized societies eating insedcts became a tradition.
face of insects. On our planet there is already a problem It is well known that current food companies are not
with food. People is not getting enough food to survive. sustainable in a global perspective. Unless the big changes
Insects are one of the most cheapest and most productive
way to fight starvation in different third world countries.
Easier to grow? will be made the system will fail, by using pesticides,
global warming, destruction of natural habitat and clearing
for agriculture use. Insects has high nutritional value and
Insects are producing less greenhouse gases than most due to their high resource efficiency, entomophagy seems

History livestock. The ammonia emissions are far lower than

Any threats? food into protein. For example they need four times less
food that sheep and half as much of pigs. Insects can be Reference list
Even if eating insects is odd for most of us ,throughout
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