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The food industry is one of the leading sectors of livelihood globally. However, with the growing population,
there is a rising need to fulfill hunger and to provide nutrition-based food for the population. About 60% of the
world’s hungriest people live in Yemen, South Sudan, Syria, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Haiti, and others.
Malnutrition in children is a common problem in these countries, where a significant section of the population
suffers from hunger. Farmers, agri-associations, and even food researchers are always looking for some
alternative source of food to serve people and also to address food security. Some research studies stated
that the insect protein could be the alternative and a sound protein source that could help this issue up to a
certain level. Edible insects are further considered a superior protein source to conventional animal protein
since they possess high feed conversion efficiency. This is basically due to the fact that insects are
poikilothermic and also spend many limited amounts of energy and nutrients from food; however, they produce
more percentage protein compared to warm-blooded animals.