Future food

Given the harmful effect livestock farming poses for the planet, researchers have proposed plant-based diets, insect farming, lab-grown meat, and genetically modified animals as an alternative to livestock farming.

Ever wondered as to what our food choices would be in the future? We bring you some weird future predictions and trends that are sure to take you by surprise.

As the global population rises and food prices do too, many scientists are looking for alternatives to traditional foodstuffs. Eating insectsTwo billion people around the world, primarily in south-east Asia and Africa, eat insects - locusts, ...

Though slightly uncertain, Erin Kolski pronounced the unusual fare on her plate - a burger made from ground-up grasshoppers - to be surprisingly tasty. "It's a little crunchy. It tastes fine," Kolski said, sounding somewhat ...