Why companies are racing to build the world’s biggest bug farm

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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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protist@mander.xyz · 5 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Insects are the future of industrialized food

silence7@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 2y (2 replies)

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

protist@mander.xyz · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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

Telorand@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 2y

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@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

No, plants are.

protist@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 2y

Plants already make up the overwhelming majority of industrialized food