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Why companies are racing to build the world’s biggest bug farm (wapo.st)
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A nascent drive to cut greenhouse emissions from animal feed has spawned a new industry, flush with venture capital, that promises to one day produce vast amounts of protein with fewer greenhouse emissions than traditional suppliers.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Insects are the future of industrialized food

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The plan appears to be feeding the insects to larger animals, not to people directly

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, though cricket flour is also gaining in popularity for people

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I've eaten crickets. Light and crispy like a potato chip, taste like whatever spices they're cooked in. Definitely not a hill worth dying upon.

[–] nova 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, plants are.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Plants already make up the overwhelming majority of industrialized food