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Bugs on the menu in Ghana as palm weevil protein hits the pan

Published: 7 January 2016

Kyei Manu is one of four people farming palm weevil larvae in Donyina village under a scheme run by Aspire Food Group, which operates Ghana’s first commercial insect farm. Aspire wants to bring insects from the culinary margins to the mainstream to address food shortages, as well as to boost people’s iron intake.

... Aspire was founded by students from McGill University in 2013, and launched the Ghana project last year.

Read full article: , January 3, 2016

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