Bug bites in Madagascar

In the last two years, two insect farming projects have taken off in Madagascar as a way to provide precious protein while alleviating pressure on lemurs and other wild animals hunted for bushmeat. One programme, which promotes itself with a deck of playing cards, encourages rainforest residents in the northeast to farm a bacon-flavoured native planthopper called sakondry. The other focuses on indoor production of crickets in the capital city, Antananarivo. Both projects are on the cusp of expanding to other parts of the country. Read the full story here.

Published in Mongabay on 19 November 2020.

Image ©Cortni Borgerson, illustrations ©Joel Borgerson