by adminforcento | Oct 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Protein is a shrinking part of the diets of humans and animals. The deficiency is spreading rapidly across the world, but is particularly pronounced in Africa, even though many sources of protein can be found there. What the UN calls Non-Wood Forest Products include a...
by adminforcento | Oct 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
If you’re like many people in the West, you may get squeamish at the thought of eating bugs. Visions of consuming giant hissing cockroaches on Fear Factor may be dancing through your head but it isn’t so crazy. Eating insects is more common than you think. New...
by adminforcento | Oct 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
For every dollar spent on food, society pays two dollars in health, environmental, and economic costs. Image: REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Food is part of our cultural identity and, at the most...
by adminforcento | Oct 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Image: Jan Kopřiva / Unsplash COVID-19 has put additional pressures on the food system. An additional 135 million people could face acute food insecurity in the coming months, and millions more could lose their jobs. To recover and build resiliency, we must create new...
by adminforcento | Oct 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Does the idea of eating insects bug you? Well, think about this: the United Nations predicts that by 2050, if current trends continue, the world’s population will reach 9.8 billion. As a result, global demand for food and feed is expected to increase by 70 per cent,...
