Maggots that slow down climate change | Ep. #21

<p>Did you know, that just under 33% of earth’s surface is land? 71% of that land is habitable. Of that, we already use 50% for agriculture and over 75% of that portion is used for livestock production. Yet that land only produces 33% off our global protein supply. Does your brain hurt? &nbsp;The scale &amp; intensity of animal production today is threatening our planetary boundaries of land use, fresh water use &amp; non-renewable phosphate rock..which is still an underestimated aspect of the fertilizer problem.</p> <p>According to the FAO, if food wastage were a country, it would be the third largest CO2 emitting country in the world after China and the USA.</p> <p>While researching about companies that are addressing this problem, <a href="https://www.agriprotein.com/">AgriProtein</a> a South African company grabbed my attention. They have created an innovative animal feed facility with the help of black soldier flies and wet waste.</p> <p>Their solution is inspired from what livestock naturally ate- Maggots (yeah i know it ain’t a sexy topic) however if you observe ..livestock seek out so many insects to feed on from the soil.</p> <p>They are literally using millions of maggots to slow down climate change. Wet waste creates methane, which contributes to global warming when released in excess.</p> <p>However <a href="https://www.agriprotein.com/">AgriProtein’</a>s solution is keeping millions of tonnes of wet waste out of the landfill..do you want to know how? Tune on to the episode to learn more..</p> <p>Weekly gupshup will be an active thread on LinkedIn &amp; Twitter, therefore we urge all you listeners to-</p> <p>* Join us in a conversation by commenting on our posts; (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreepriyasridharan/"><strong>click on this link</strong></a>)</p> <p>* Follow our page- (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/circular-business-podcast-india"><strong>Circular Business Podcast-India</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/thecircularcollective/"><strong>The Circular