“Bugs”

Government Bug Bet Bombs: Ottawa’s investment in world’s largest cricket farm couldn’t survive ‘yuck factor’

The business of insect farming was supposed to grow big and fast.

In London, Ont., that promise took shape in Aspire Food Group Canada. Billed as the world’s largest cricket farm, it was a 150,000-square-foot, fully automated facility designed to house billions of insects and produce millions of kilograms of protein each year.

Crickets are touted as a low-carbon protein source, requiring less farmland than traditional livestock and offering the potential to address world food insecurity.

No matter I’m sure Liberal party pals made money.

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WEF reframes ‘eat the bugs’ as new ‘nature economy’ investment project

Behind the push for widespread consumption of insects and fake meat is the narrative that animal protein is harmful to both people and the planet.

The agenda to eat the bugs is alive and well with the World Economic Forum (WEF) in a recently released report on “50 Investible Opportunities for a New Nature Economy.”

Published in collaboration with Oliver Wyman, the latest WEF insight report promotes the idea that opportunities in the “new nature economy” – which they say has a $10.1 trillion business value – are “ripe for banks, investors, and insurers to support with capital.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Bugs", World Economic Forum, WTF?

Crunching on Critters: Swedish Striving for Sustainability Puts Bugs on the Table

The Swedish city of Södertälje, just outside Stockholm, has decided to be at the forefront of “climate smart” and “sustainable” eating habits—apparently in particular when it comes to tacos.

The cafeteria in city hall, in an effort by the city to “support businesses that develop sustainable foods,” recently tested the waters by serving its patrons tacos with mashed larvae instead of the customary beef.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Bugs"