Feed the hungry people in Mexico will be the bread of grasshoppers Bashny.Net

With insects can solve the problem of world goloda



A team from McGill University in Montreal offers to countries such as Mexico, Thailand or, for example, Kenya grasshoppers grow and then process them into flour, from which it will be possible to produce bread and other essential foods. These plantations will be reliable and a year-round source of food and provide a steady income for local farmers.

Offer Canadians have found support in the annual competition of social projects «Hult Prize», where participants try to find a solution to the most pressing concerns of the mankind. This year, a key partner of the competition the former US president Bill Clinton personally offered to young professionals to find ways out of the global food crisis.

The project, called «Double Flour Power» (in trans. From English. "Flour dual power") has been recognized as one of the most promising, and its developers have received $ 1 million for further studies. In March 2014, 10 tons of grasshoppers will be delivered to Mexico, where they produced the first large batch of bakery products, and in the future for the production of flour to be used and other insects.

via factroom.ru