HUNGRY? GRUB’S UP!
Jan 13, 2020
3 minutes
PHOTOS: SUPPLIED
What is the value of the edible insects industry?
Insects are consumed by over two billion people worldwide. The UN estimates that the global edible insect market will be worth $8 billion [about R115 billion] in 10 years.
According to the UN, the world’s population is expected to increase to nine billion by 2040. To provide this number with nutritionally balanced meals that are economically feasible, food production has to increase by 40%.
With insect farming, less space, and
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