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.
In
this
era and age, the population is still growing sharply, creating important issues to satisfy all the food demand
. Fix the agreement mistake
demands
One
of the possible alternatives is to introduce new types of nutrients such
as bugs, caterpillars and locusts. This
essay analyses the benefits of introducing insects
as an aliment in our society such
as reduction of costs and pollution, but also
drawbacks such
as the sensibility of people and the obstacle of culture.
First of all, adding insects
in
our diets can be extremely eco-friendly and sustainable for our environment because it can lead to a reduction of problems for our ecosystem. Indeed, droughts, Change preposition
to
due to
redirection
of rivers for farming, contamination of soil, Correct article usage
the redirection
due to
the usage of chemicals materials
for crops, and the thinness of Correct word choice
and materials
ozone
layer, Correct article usage
the ozone
due to
cows
farming, are all effects of intensive farms. These damaging effects could be reduced by the introduction of insect farms, which studies have proven their bigger Change the noun form
cow
sustainability
rather than the traditional ones. Replace the word
sustainable
Moreover
, another benefit could be the decrease of costs in food production that automatically brings a reduction of the final product on the market. For instance
, researchers have revealed that, for farming insects
, the average amount of money needed is fewer
than the normal Correct quantifier usage
less
one
due to
lower maintenance and structural costs.
On the other hand
, there are several obstacles to deal with. For example
, the culture could be a problem. Only in fewer countries such
as Vietnam, Thailand and Mexico, insects
have been considered as
a nutrient since ancient times. Especially, in developed nations, where cultures consider these animals insignificant and horrible. Change preposition
apply
Hence
, another problem could be the sensibility that people have for them. A study of last
year said that only one
out of ten consider bugs and caterpillars as aliments in Europe. For
this
reason, governments should start a campaign that could give a deeper understanding of this
revolution, allowing everyone to look at this
possibility with new eyes.
In conclusion, introducing insects
as food in our society could lead to a lot of benefits, especially for our ecosystem, however
not all countries could react in the same way. Add a comma
,however
One
of the possibilities to achieve this
new way of eating could be change
, through different actions, Change the verb form
be changed
be changing
people’s
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and people’s
view
, giving them reasons and benefits on why we should make use of edible Fix the agreement mistake
views
insects
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