I’d like to say to all of the young innovators license hood a non-violent
innovators license hood a non-violent
innovators license hood a non-violent action be used against Isis you’ve been
action be used against Isis you’ve been
action be used against Isis you’ve been a part of the biggest scientific
a part of the biggest scientific
a part of the biggest scientific discoveries of our time in the next
discoveries of our time in the next
discoveries of our time in the next thirty years the world’s population is
thirty years the world’s population is
thirty years the world’s population is projected to reach 9 billion people but
projected to reach 9 billion people but
projected to reach 9 billion people but the world’s population is growing at a
the world’s population is growing at a
the world’s population is growing at a much faster pace in the world’s food
much faster pace in the world’s food
much faster pace in the world’s food supply the increasing scarcity of
supply the increasing scarcity of
supply the increasing scarcity of resources like land and water will make
resources like land and water will make
resources like land and water will make it far more difficult to answer the
it far more difficult to answer the
it far more difficult to answer the question how exactly will we feed 9
question how exactly will we feed 9
question how exactly will we feed 9 billion mouths more importantly how can
billion mouths more importantly how can
billion mouths more importantly how can we grow nutritious and sustainable food
we grow nutritious and sustainable food
we grow nutritious and sustainable food that supports healthy and productive
that supports healthy and productive
that supports healthy and productive lives with far fewer resources available
lives with far fewer resources available
lives with far fewer resources available insects are among the most abundant and
insects are among the most abundant and
insects are among the most abundant and nutritious animals on the planet grown
nutritious animals on the planet grown
nutritious animals on the planet grown at a large scale
at a large scale
at a large scale insects like grasshoppers crickets
insects like grasshoppers crickets
insects like grasshoppers crickets mealworms and even cockroaches might be
mealworms and even cockroaches might be
mealworms and even cockroaches might be the answer to feeding 9 billion people
the answer to feeding 9 billion people
the answer to feeding 9 billion people insects offer us a protein for the
insects offer us a protein for the
insects offer us a protein for the future one that is sustainable
future one that is sustainable
future one that is sustainable nutritious and above all tastes
nutritious and above all tastes
nutritious and above all tastes delicious
delicious
delicious insects are sustainable because they’re
insects are sustainable because they’re
insects are sustainable because they’re so efficient and they’re efficient
so efficient and they’re efficient
so efficient and they’re efficient because they’re exothermic this means
because they’re exothermic this means
because they’re exothermic this means that they don’t undertake the complex
that they don’t undertake the complex
that they don’t undertake the complex and energy intensive physiological
and energy intensive physiological
and energy intensive physiological processes that other animals like cows
processes that other animals like cows
processes that other animals like cows or humans do in order to regulate their
or humans do in order to regulate their
or humans do in order to regulate their body temperature this allows them to
body temperature this allows them to
body temperature this allows them to convert whatever they eat onto mass on
convert whatever they eat onto mass on
convert whatever they eat onto mass on their bodies much more efficiently in
their bodies much more efficiently in
their bodies much more efficiently in livestock rearing and yes we actually
livestock rearing and yes we actually
livestock rearing and yes we actually think of it as tiny tiny livestock
think of it as tiny tiny livestock
think of it as tiny tiny livestock rearing we refer to this as feed
rearing we refer to this as feed
rearing we refer to this as feed efficiency feed efficiency is a ratio of
efficiency feed efficiency is a ratio of
efficiency feed efficiency is a ratio of how much food and animal needs to
how much food and animal needs to
how much food and animal needs to consume in order to put on one pound of
consume in order to put on one pound of
consume in order to put on one pound of weight cows are among the most
weight cows are among the most
weight cows are among the most inefficient of the proteins requiring 25
inefficient of the proteins requiring 25
inefficient of the proteins requiring 25 pounds of feed to produce one pound of
pounds of feed to produce one pound of
pounds of feed to produce one pound of beef crickets on the other hand only
beef crickets on the other hand only
beef crickets on the other hand only require two pounds of feed to produce
require two pounds of feed to produce
require two pounds of feed to produce one pound of cricket protein powder cows
one pound of cricket protein powder cows
one pound of cricket protein powder cows also require an astonishing 2,000
also require an astonishing 2,000
also require an astonishing 2,000 gallons of water to produce one pound of
gallons of water to produce one pound of
gallons of water to produce one pound of beef crickets they require only one
beef crickets they require only one
beef crickets they require only one gallon
gallon
gallon crickets and insects are also a
crickets and insects are also a
crickets and insects are also a remarkable source of nutrition crickets
remarkable source of nutrition crickets
remarkable source of nutrition crickets have more protein than beef jerky
have more protein than beef jerky
have more protein than beef jerky chicken salmon and eggs they have more
chicken salmon and eggs they have more
chicken salmon and eggs they have more iron than spinach and more calcium than
iron than spinach and more calcium than
iron than spinach and more calcium than milk mealworms are another popular type
milk mealworms are another popular type
milk mealworms are another popular type of edible insect they have more protein
of edible insect they have more protein
of edible insect they have more protein than lean beef and more omega-3s than
than lean beef and more omega-3s than
than lean beef and more omega-3s than salmon insects also offer us these
salmon insects also offer us these
salmon insects also offer us these benefits while emitting far fewer
benefits while emitting far fewer
benefits while emitting far fewer greenhouse gas emissions and other
greenhouse gas emissions and other
greenhouse gas emissions and other animals industrial meat production
animals industrial meat production
animals industrial meat production currently accounts for 37% of the
currently accounts for 37% of the
currently accounts for 37% of the methane in our atmosphere methane is a
methane in our atmosphere methane is a
methane in our atmosphere methane is a huge contributor to climate change and
huge contributor to climate change and
huge contributor to climate change and to rising global temperatures cows are
to rising global temperatures cows are
to rising global temperatures cows are the biggest culprit of messing
the biggest culprit of messing
the biggest culprit of messing production in meeting two billion tons
production in meeting two billion tons
production in meeting two billion tons of methane into our atmosphere insect
of methane into our atmosphere insect
of methane into our atmosphere insect production releases less than 1% of the
production releases less than 1% of the
production releases less than 1% of the methane emissions of cattle production
methane emissions of cattle production
methane emissions of cattle production yet another compelling fact to support
yet another compelling fact to support
yet another compelling fact to support eating insects is that they require very
eating insects is that they require very
eating insects is that they require very little in terms of physical space
little in terms of physical space
little in terms of physical space you can’t stack cows on top of each
you can’t stack cows on top of each
you can’t stack cows on top of each other but you can grow insects and in
other but you can grow insects and in
other but you can grow insects and in closed spaces like a warehouse or a barn
closed spaces like a warehouse or a barn
closed spaces like a warehouse or a barn right now forests are being cut down at
right now forests are being cut down at
right now forests are being cut down at an alarming rate they’re being converted
an alarming rate they’re being converted
an alarming rate they’re being converted into pastures for grazing cattle or
into pastures for grazing cattle or
into pastures for grazing cattle or we’re planting them with monoculture
we’re planting them with monoculture
we’re planting them with monoculture crops to grow grain to feed animals 30%
crops to grow grain to feed animals 30%
crops to grow grain to feed animals 30% of the world’s land is devoted to
of the world’s land is devoted to
of the world’s land is devoted to raising animals for meat so growing
raising animals for meat so growing
raising animals for meat so growing insects in an enclosed vertical space
insects in an enclosed vertical space
insects in an enclosed vertical space can alleviate pressure on land resources
can alleviate pressure on land resources
can alleviate pressure on land resources that we currently devote to meat
that we currently devote to meat
that we currently devote to meat production insects can also be grown in
production insects can also be grown in
production insects can also be grown in places that livestock cannot many
places that livestock cannot many
places that livestock cannot many us-based edible insect farms are located
us-based edible insect farms are located
us-based edible insect farms are located in dense urban areas like Detroit or Los
in dense urban areas like Detroit or Los
in dense urban areas like Detroit or Los Angeles or San Francisco as more and
Angeles or San Francisco as more and
Angeles or San Francisco as more and more humans moved to cities the need for
more humans moved to cities the need for
more humans moved to cities the need for accessible and nutritious food that can
accessible and nutritious food that can
accessible and nutritious food that can be grown on non-arable land will become
be grown on non-arable land will become
be grown on non-arable land will become increasingly important incorporated into
increasingly important incorporated into
increasingly important incorporated into a backyard farm or perhaps grown in an
a backyard farm or perhaps grown in an
a backyard farm or perhaps grown in an old abandoned warehouse insects will
old abandoned warehouse insects will
old abandoned warehouse insects will change the way that we think about
change the way that we think about
change the way that we think about growing food in urban spaces this is
growing food in urban spaces this is
growing food in urban spaces this is even more exciting when we consider that
even more exciting when we consider that
even more exciting when we consider that many insects are Dutch avars which means
many insects are Dutch avars which means
many insects are Dutch avars which means that they consumed
that they consumed
that they consumed plant matter or waste for this reason
plant matter or waste for this reason
plant matter or waste for this reason they can be reared on agricultural waste
they can be reared on agricultural waste
they can be reared on agricultural waste products or garden scraps insects can
products or garden scraps insects can
products or garden scraps insects can make closed-loop systems a reality where
make closed-loop systems a reality where
make closed-loop systems a reality where we incorporate food waste into insect
we incorporate food waste into insect
we incorporate food waste into insect farming to create low-cost alternative
farming to create low-cost alternative
farming to create low-cost alternative sources of protein so maybe I’ve managed
sources of protein so maybe I’ve managed
sources of protein so maybe I’ve managed to convince you that yes
to convince you that yes
to convince you that yes insects are sustainable and yes insects
insects are sustainable and yes insects
insects are sustainable and yes insects are nutritious there still wouldn’t be a
are nutritious there still wouldn’t be a
are nutritious there still wouldn’t be a compelling case to be made for insects
compelling case to be made for insects
compelling case to be made for insects if they didn’t also taste good eskimo a
if they didn’t also taste good eskimo a
if they didn’t also taste good eskimo a type of ant egg considered a delicacy in
type of ant egg considered a delicacy in
type of ant egg considered a delicacy in Mexico tastes sort of like a bacon
Mexico tastes sort of like a bacon
Mexico tastes sort of like a bacon flavoured mushroom I swear mealworms
flavoured mushroom I swear mealworms
flavoured mushroom I swear mealworms have this sort of nutty crunchy
have this sort of nutty crunchy
have this sort of nutty crunchy consistency that reminds me of eating
consistency that reminds me of eating
consistency that reminds me of eating corn nuts
corn nuts
corn nuts crickets people have told me reminds
crickets people have told me reminds
crickets people have told me reminds them of eating dark toast I’ve also had
them of eating dark toast I’ve also had
them of eating dark toast I’ve also had ants that are sweeter than honey others
ants that are sweeter than honey others
ants that are sweeter than honey others that are more tart than lemons around
that are more tart than lemons around
that are more tart than lemons around the world two billion people consume
the world two billion people consume
the world two billion people consume insects as part of their traditional
insects as part of their traditional
insects as part of their traditional diets precisely because they offer this
diets precisely because they offer this
diets precisely because they offer this delicious array of flavors it’s actually
delicious array of flavors it’s actually
delicious array of flavors it’s actually only really in the West that our
only really in the West that our
only really in the West that our cultural perceptions of deliciousness
cultural perceptions of deliciousness
cultural perceptions of deliciousness and disgust dismiss insects as a viable
and disgust dismiss insects as a viable
and disgust dismiss insects as a viable food but the Western world is beginning
food but the Western world is beginning
food but the Western world is beginning to see the potential
to see the potential
to see the potential both gastronomic and economic of eating
both gastronomic and economic of eating
both gastronomic and economic of eating insects five years ago there was only a
insects five years ago there was only a
insects five years ago there was only a handful of companies that were making
handful of companies that were making
handful of companies that were making insect based products today there are
insect based products today there are
insect based products today there are over a hundred and fifty and Counting
over a hundred and fifty and Counting
over a hundred and fifty and Counting early adopters of this movement see the
early adopters of this movement see the
early adopters of this movement see the writing on the wall that as a species we
writing on the wall that as a species we
writing on the wall that as a species we cannot continue consuming meat in the
cannot continue consuming meat in the
cannot continue consuming meat in the quantities or at the pace that we do or
quantities or at the pace that we do or
quantities or at the pace that we do or we will rapidly deplete our world’s
we will rapidly deplete our world’s
we will rapidly deplete our world’s limited resources we need an alternative
limited resources we need an alternative
limited resources we need an alternative we in the industry recognize the
we in the industry recognize the
we in the industry recognize the enormous potential of insects to
enormous potential of insects to
enormous potential of insects to completely revolutionize our food
completely revolutionize our food
completely revolutionize our food systems but we’re playing the long game
systems but we’re playing the long game
systems but we’re playing the long game right now insects are a premium luxury
right now insects are a premium luxury
right now insects are a premium luxury product at forty dollars a pound
product at forty dollars a pound
product at forty dollars a pound cricket protein powder is used to make
cricket protein powder is used to make
cricket protein powder is used to make high-end products like chips bars and
high-end products like chips bars and
high-end products like chips bars and brownies
brownies
brownies but at $40 a pound it’s a really
but at $40 a pound it’s a really
but at $40 a pound it’s a really difficult and expensive product to
difficult and expensive product to
difficult and expensive product to access but insect protein powder has the
access but insect protein powder has the
access but insect protein powder has the potential to have a huge impact beyond
potential to have a huge impact beyond
potential to have a huge impact beyond the high end power bar if we’re able to
the high end power bar if we’re able to
the high end power bar if we’re able to make it price competitive with low cost
make it price competitive with low cost
make it price competitive with low cost protein powders like whey soy and fish
protein powders like whey soy and fish
protein powders like whey soy and fish meal at that price and at that scale
meal at that price and at that scale
meal at that price and at that scale insects can be incorporated into every
insects can be incorporated into every
insects can be incorporated into every industry that relies on low cost protein
industry that relies on low cost protein
industry that relies on low cost protein it can be used to make animal feed to
it can be used to make animal feed to
it can be used to make animal feed to reduce our dependence and the negative
reduce our dependence and the negative
reduce our dependence and the negative impacts of land and fertilizer runoff
impacts of land and fertilizer runoff
impacts of land and fertilizer runoff from corn and soy production it can be
from corn and soy production it can be
from corn and soy production it can be used as a fish meal replacement which
used as a fish meal replacement which
used as a fish meal replacement which will decrease the pressure on fish
will decrease the pressure on fish
will decrease the pressure on fish stocks which are rapidly declining as we
stocks which are rapidly declining as we
stocks which are rapidly declining as we try the ocean floor to get fish to make
try the ocean floor to get fish to make
try the ocean floor to get fish to make fish meal to then feed to salmon and
fish meal to then feed to salmon and
fish meal to then feed to salmon and chicken insects can make sustainable
chicken insects can make sustainable
chicken insects can make sustainable meat a reality as a complete and
meat a reality as a complete and
meat a reality as a complete and shelf-stable source of nutrition insects
shelf-stable source of nutrition insects
shelf-stable source of nutrition insects can also be used to make hunger relief
can also be used to make hunger relief
can also be used to make hunger relief bars for areas that are suffering from
bars for areas that are suffering from
bars for areas that are suffering from drought and from famine as we decrease
drought and from famine as we decrease
drought and from famine as we decrease the price and the stigma around insects
the price and the stigma around insects
the price and the stigma around insects as consumers we might also consider
as consumers we might also consider
as consumers we might also consider replacing our weekly steak with the
replacing our weekly steak with the
replacing our weekly steak with the cricket burger instead but this vision
cricket burger instead but this vision
cricket burger instead but this vision is light-years away right now the
is light-years away right now the
is light-years away right now the industry remains in its infancy there’s
industry remains in its infancy there’s
industry remains in its infancy there’s a great need for innovation for research
a great need for innovation for research
a great need for innovation for research and for development we need food
and for development we need food
and for development we need food scientists farmers and engineers to take
scientists farmers and engineers to take
scientists farmers and engineers to take on this edible insect cause with more
on this edible insect cause with more
on this edible insect cause with more investment and human capital will begin
investment and human capital will begin
investment and human capital will begin to see developments that will make
to see developments that will make
to see developments that will make insect farming at a large scale a
insect farming at a large scale a
insect farming at a large scale a reality if we can achieve cost-effective
reality if we can achieve cost-effective
reality if we can achieve cost-effective large-scale insect farming insects will
large-scale insect farming insects will
large-scale insect farming insects will have their desired outcome to create
have their desired outcome to create
have their desired outcome to create low-cost delicious and nutritious food
low-cost delicious and nutritious food
low-cost delicious and nutritious food that can meet the demands of a growing
that can meet the demands of a growing
that can meet the demands of a growing global population while alleviating
global population while alleviating
global population while alleviating pressure on our planets limited and
pressure on our planets limited and
pressure on our planets limited and natural resources thank you
natural resources thank you
natural resources thank you [Applause]
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