Insect-Food on a mission
- Animal protein for a multiplanitary species -
What will we eat on Mars? Can we raise life stock like cows and pigs to have animal protein there? How will we feed ourselves on the journey to mars with animal protein?
The solution is insects or better their larvae. It’s well known now, that they need less feed, water and land… but they also need less oxygen….. so are a perfect breed for space travel and colonizing new planets.
Not only can consuming insect protein help to save the planet…. If we don’t succeed, they will help us to continue living on other planets and in space.
Situation
The world population is predicted to grow to 9 bn people over the next decades. At the same time it is expected that the demand for animal derived protein in the human diet will increase, with all known consequences for environment and climate. It is time to change the way we eat in order to preserve already limited resources. One possibility are insects as a sustainable and naturally efficient source of protein.
Why Insects?
Historically insects have been part of the human diet and according to FAO for over 2 bn people (mainly in the global South) insects are part of their regular diet today.
In western diets insects are not eaten consciously, but are present as contaminants in our food, e.g. in chocolate, tomato sauce or ground spices.
