The British government is funding projects pushing Africans to farm and consume insects, including school-age children, in randomized trials to assess their effects. The United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) - a subsidiary of the country's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - is responsible for backing the projects.
Zimbabwe
- Researchers in Zimbabwe will be experimenting with using mopane worms in porridge served to children in schools
- Poor children aged seven to 11 in the towns of Gwanda and Harare will be fed the concoction derived from the caterpillars, which researchers allege are high in vitamins and minerals
Bug Farm
- Dr. Sarah Beynon, the founder of the Bug Farm in Pembrokeshire, claimed these aid projects were "a sure way to save lives and improve nutrition of the poorest people on planet Earth."
- Similarly, a spokesperson from the UKRI admitted that they support specific research projects with funding, but they anticipate that the learnings and knowledge gleaned will benefit citizens around the world irrespective of their economic status.
https://thenationalpulse.com/2022/09/28/uk-funds-african-research-into-edible-insects/
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