Farming Insects For Food: Shobhita Soor at TEDxYouth@Montreal

Entomophagy, the human consumption of insects, is practiced by 35% of the world's population. Currently, for the most part insects are harvested. We propose the farming of insects as a solution to food insecurity which would provide a steady supply of insects as well as lower the price thus providing a cheap source of protein and nutrients to the world's underserved communities.

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[BettyEsperanza]

Insects...taste delicious. Thanks Shobhita...you are amazing!

[pavandhillon]

Great talk--so informative, Thanks, Shobhita! :)

[prashanthb]

You could have talked about how this would make handling city's food waste easier.