demographers predict that the world's population will reach 9 billions by the middle of the twenty-first century. competition for scarce resources will certainly intensify as a result, with one resource of particular concern: food. the united nations reports that close to a billion people are suffering from chronic hunger (Food). As the population continues to grow, this figure is sure to increase, so attempts are being made to meet the demand through more industrialized food production, which aims for higher and quicker yields of current food sources. However, industrialization usually requires a vast amount of resource and produces large quantities of greenhouse gases, leading to concerns over the environmental sustainability of agricultural industrialization. Therefore, the challenge is not only how to feed the bulging population, but how to do so sustainably. Perhaps the answer lies not in trying to produce higher yields of current food source, but instead in finding alternative food source. One possible solution, then, is entomophagy, the scientific term for eating insects. Research has shown that insects have several major advantages as a food source in terms of nutrition, cost, safety, and environmental impact. Of course, it can be argued that the perception of insects as disgusting pests means that they will never be considered as a source of food in many countries. Yet attempts should be made to change this negative perception, as entomophagy offers a realistic and sustainable food source in a world where population increase shows no sign of abating.
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