UN urges people to eat insects

The United Nations has suggested that eating insects could help solve world food shortages.
According to a report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, if people supplemented their diet with insects it would help to reduce hunger and increase nutrition. Even now, more than two billion people already consume at least some insects as part of their regular diet.
“Insects are everywhere and they reproduce quickly, and they have high growth and feed conversion rates and a low environmental footprint,” the report stated. “The use of insects on a large scale as a feed ingredient is technically feasible, and established companies in various parts of the world are already leading the way.”