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Grasshoppers - agricultural pest or sustainable food?

Grasshoppers - agricultural pest or sustainable food?

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Grasshoppers - agricultural pest or sustainable food?

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Mar 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What if we shifted our perspective from seeing some animal species as a problem to seeing them as an abundant and tasty source of food? Over the next few episodes, we’ll hear three "problems" in three regions: grasshoppers as pests in Mexico, invasive crayfish in London and overpopulated white-tailed deer in the United States. With a rising trend for traditional foods, demand for grasshoppers has exploded in Mexico in the last decade--but is it sustainable? We ask sociologist-biologist Elena Lazos Chavero about the environmental, political, cultural, and health consequences of Mexico's appetite for grasshoppers.For more info and resources, visit: https://tabledebates.org/podcast/episode56GuestsElena Lazos Chavero, professor-researcher at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico.Episode edited and produced by Matthew Kessler. Music by Blue dot sessions.
Released:
Mar 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (66)

Is a local or global food system more sustainable? How big should a farm be? Debates about the future of food have become more polarised than ever. We will explore the evidence, worldviews, and values that people bring to global food system debates. Our show will be in conversation with those who are trying to transform the food system, as part of the ongoing work of Table, a collaboration between the University of Oxford, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), and Wageningen University. This podcast is operated by SLU. For more info, visit https://tabledebates.org/podcast/