By Ebele Orakpo
With the problems of climate change, food insecurity, malnutrition among others, plaguing the world, scientists world over have warned of the dire consequences of climate change if humans fail to change the way they live. In a publication in the journal, Bioscience, the scientists say that without a significant change in the way we live, the earth will become a hothouse earth state that can’t be controlled by man. Surprisingly, rising meat consumption was named among the contributors to climate change. In this interview with Professor Cordelia Ebenebe, Associate Professor of Microlivestock at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, she speaks on alternatives to meat, saying that protein from our edible local insects can be the solution to malnourished children especially in the IDP camps. According to a report,14.5% of greenhouse gas emissions comes from livestock, with beef alone accounting for 41%.
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Source: Vanguard Newspaper
