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Zambia’s edible insect tradition offers a potential boost to food security

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Zambia’s edible insect tradition offers a potential boost to food security

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Mongabay reports the following. ENC is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with Mongabay, which released it. In a rural area of Zambia, where eating insects has long been a part of local food culture, reviving the practice could help households improve food security — though its potential would depend on how widely insect-eating is embraced by the mainstream, a new study suggests. Researchers John Nyawali and Jasper Knight, from the University […] Original link: https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/zambias-edible-insect-tradition-offers-a-potential-boost-to-food-security/

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