25 min

Insects fixing the world People Fixing the World

    • Health & Fitness

From an industrial-scale fly factory in London to farming bugs in the Madagascan rainforest, insects are being put to work all around the world.

These biological wonders are turning stuff we don’t want – like food waste and even faeces – into useful protein. This is creating a greener alternative to animal feed and creating food products for humans too.

We meet the people using bugs to help the planet.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Producer/reporter: Craig Langran
Executive producer: Tom Colls
Editor: Penny Murphy

Image: Black soldier fly larvae (Getty Images)

From an industrial-scale fly factory in London to farming bugs in the Madagascan rainforest, insects are being put to work all around the world.

These biological wonders are turning stuff we don’t want – like food waste and even faeces – into useful protein. This is creating a greener alternative to animal feed and creating food products for humans too.

We meet the people using bugs to help the planet.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Producer/reporter: Craig Langran
Executive producer: Tom Colls
Editor: Penny Murphy

Image: Black soldier fly larvae (Getty Images)

25 min

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