Insect and hydroponic crop farming, for both human food and animal feed, have the potential to increase access to nutritious food, while creating millions of jobs, improving the climate and the environment, and strengthening national economies, according to a new World Bank report ”‘Insect and Hydroponic Farming in Africa: The New Circular Food Economy”.
At this seminar, lead author of the report Dorte Verner, World Bank Lead Agriculture Economist, introduced the main points of the report.
Date/Time:
12pm-1pm, Thursday, December 8, 2022 (Japan Standard Time)
Speaker:
Dorte Verner
Lead Agriculture Economist for Eastern Africa, Food and Agriculture Global Practice, World Bank
Presentation material
Insect and Hydroponic Farming in Africa: The New Circular Food Economy (PDF)