To meet the growing need for food to support an increasing population, a country should make use of edible insects as a food source. However, some people believe that insects are not only unhealthy but harvesting them will also negatively affect nature. 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.

The world's population has reached a new high and with the increase in

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of people, there are incremented demands for

food

.

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the responsibility of

food

provision falls on the

government

, they are only left with

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number of resources to provide from. I believe, in

such

situations expanding our sources is the key solution. On the one hand, many individuals argue that the ruling parties should use

insects

to cover the

food

scarcity.

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is because

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they are believed to be an active source of protein in the absence of solid

livestocks

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livestock

or carbs.

Due to

their vast

availabilities

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they can be easily hunted and consumed by people without having to pay markets for exports.

Additionally

,

this

helps maintain financial stability in low-income homes.

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, about 71%

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in Mexico are willing to try edible

insects

.

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is

due to

the provision of poverty in

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developing countries

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Mexico.

However

, there are certain drawbacks to

this

arguement

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argument

that can't be neglected.

Firstly

, not much research is done on the fact

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most edible

insects

carry enough protein in them to sustain

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human body. If the

government

were to legalise them as a

food

source, money has to be spent on

such

research which might not yield favourable outcomes.

Secondly

, active hunting of some species can have

a severe affects

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on their numbers and can push them to be endangered or even extinct. Some of these creatures are only observed during particular seasons,

therefore

when they are not available, the

government

would still need to provide for their people.

For instance

,

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lady bug

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ladybug

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is only readily seen during

spring

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the spring

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season i.e. once a year. In conclusion, there are many arguments supporting the fact that the

government

should use these creatures as edible resources but we can't forget about the innumerable damages it can cause for nature. In my opinion,

insects

can be available as a rare meal but shouldn't be relied on as a source of active edibles.