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
.
While
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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.
This
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.
For example
, about 71%
individuals
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in Mexico are willing to try edible
insects
.
This
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
,
white
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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.
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