Write about the following topic. To meet the growing needs of food for the increasing population, country should make use of edible insects as foods. However, some people believe that insects are not only unhealthy but affect negatively the nature too. What are the benefits and drawbacks of eating insects? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 250 words.

There is a growing argument among people , whether new

food

sources like

insects

should be used or not since it has positive and negative effects like affordability and reduced

crops

respectively . In the following essay,

this

writer would like to elaborate more on

this

matter .

To begin

with , when we consider

insects

, most of them are not nutrients and most importantly not palatable for humans as they were not recognized as

food

for a long

time

. At the same

time

, the pollination of

crops

which are the main

food

sources of mankind mainly depends on the bees, one of the

insects

.

Furthermore

, without pollination worldwide

crops

will be less leading most of the communities around the world to hunger.

for example

, according to the study done by Oxford University , 95% of the pollination of major croup around the world will depend on the activity of bees and if the bee population is reduced , it will negatively affect the croup . When we consider the positive side of bugs as

food

,most importantly it is a widely available and easily cachable species .

As a result

, humans may be able to fulfil their energy requirements without wasting much

time

and money . At the same

time

, with the development of biotechnology and genetic engineering , these species can be changed to a more nutrient and more palatable

food

.

For instance

, according to research published by Indian scientists , they have developed a genetically changed bumblebee , in which nutrient composition is similar to an egg. In conclusion , people around the globe seeking new

food

origin like

insects

to compensate for the rising requirements.

Although

it has positive effects like being more approachable compared to other

food

sources,

insects

as

food

may give rise to negative effects like a shortage of

crops

.

Hence

,

this

writer wishes to suggest that the authorities should do

further

research on

this

field before taking a final decision.