Africa

These Kenyan farmers are preparing for the future - by rearing crickets

A farmer holds a bag of whole freeze-dried crickets for sale at a farm shop selling a range of fresh, frozen and dried cricket products in Kisumu, Kenya, February 13, 2018. Photo from original article.

There is increasing interest in alternative, sustainable sources of protein Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Hannah McNeish

Hannah McNeish
Journalist, Reuters
Share:
Our Impact
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how Africa is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

Africa

A farmer holds a bag of whole freeze-dried crickets for sale at a farm shop selling a range of fresh, frozen and dried cricket products in Kisumu, Kenya, February 13, 2018.
Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Hannah McNeish
A farmer holds a piece of cricket-flour cake at a farm near Kisumu, Kenya, February 13, 2018.
Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Hannah McNeish
A view of Florence Gundo in a room she has turned into a cricket farm at her shelter for women and orphans in Kisumu, Kenya, February 13, 2018.
Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Hannah McNeish
Have you read?
Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

Sign up for free

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
AfricaAgriculture, Food and BeverageFood Security
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

More on Africa
See all

Africa embraces local currencies for cross-border payments

Christopher Adam

December 1, 2023

About Us

Events

Media

More from the Forum

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum