Article: "Turning plagues of locusts into chicken feed"
Recently I’ve
read an article: “Turning plagues of locusts into chicken feed”. Author wrote
how huge damages plagues of locusts are making in Kenia. Since 2019, East
African countries have faced huge swarms that cause devastation. Very large
swarms can extend over 2,400 km and can contain nearly 200 billion of insects.
It is a real nightmare for the local people who have started to struggle with avoiding
a food crisis because a 100 km swarm can eat as many food as 3.5 million people
would eat in a day! The Kenyans began to use crushed locusts by grinding insects and making animal
feed out of them.
It’s a real
tragedy and unfortunately, the cause of this terrible tragedy is also the
progressive climate change. We really should try our best to care for our
planet because there will be more and more such cataclysms.
Source:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2021/mar/04/turning-plagues-of-locusts-into-chicken-feed-in-pictures?mc_cid=48ecd339c4&mc_eid=a4fa1fe6ff
Insects are a perfect source of protein and other nutrients so eating locust isn't such a weird idea, even for people. We do eat them in many place - grilled or roasted.
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