UN urges people to eat insects to fight world hunger

Eating more insects could help fight world hunger, according to a new UN report.
The report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization says that eating insects could help boost nutrition and reduce pollution.


It notes than over 2 billion people worldwide already supplement their diet with insects.

However it admits that "consumer disgust" remains a large barrier in many

Bee deaths: EU to ban neonicotinoid pesticides

The European Commission
will restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee deaths by researchers,
despite a split among EU states on the issue.
There is great concern across Europe about the collapse of bee populations.


Neonicotinoid chemicals in pesticides are believed to harm
bees and the European Commission says they should be restricted to crops
not attractive to bees and