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British firms strive to create a buzz around insect farming

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78% Informative

Entocycle is at the forefront of the UK ’s growing insect farming sector.

It supplies insects for animal feed, but also sells its patented technology and modular farms.

Barclays estimates the global insect protein market will be worth up to $8bn by 2030 .

UK imports 3.4m tonnes of soy, mainly from South America , with 90% of it feeding animals.

There is a growing belief insects should become a bigger part of human diets.

UN estimates that about 2 billion people globally include them as part of their diet.

Some see insect consumption as a way to enhance food security and tackle climate change.

A recent study by Edge Hill University in Lancashire found only 13% of respondents would want to eat bugs regularly.

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74

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68

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68

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informal

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English

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48

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