Iranian authorities are engaged in a large-scale operation across several provinces in southern Iran to battle swarms of migratory locusts that threaten billions of dollars worth of food in farmlands at a critical time for the country.
With the world's population steadily on the rise, the Earth is reportedly heading towards its hardest food crisis in history. To combat the imminent food crisis, Swedish scientists advocate the consumption of algae and insects as a future source of protein. Remarkably, their fellow Swedes are not all averse to this weird diet.
UN, 21 January 2015 – The battle against a plague of locusts in
Madagascar is in danger of being lost, as funding to continue efforts
against widespread infestations runs out, putting 13 million people at
risk of food insecurity, the United Nations agricultural agency said
today.