Table 5.

Advantages of insect farming over livestock farming.

Criteria	Insect farming	Livestock farming
Land use	Low requirements for land	High requirements for land
Water use	Low requirements for water	High requirements for water
Pollutants	Low production of greenhouse gases	Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane are emitted
Recycling	Transforms low-value matter into nutritious insects by feeding	Some livestock such as cattle do not feed on low-value matter
Use as feed	Insects can be used as fishmeal	Most livestock cannot be used as fishmeal

Madau et al. (97).