{
  "id": 17100528,
  "title": "Zambia’s edible insect tradition offers a potential boost to food security",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/zambias-edible-insect-tradition-offers-a-potential-boost-to-food",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-29T17:42:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mongabay",
    "slug": "mongabay",
    "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/zambias-edible-insect-tradition-offers-a-potential-boost-to-food-security/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In a rural area of Zambia, where eating insects has long been a part of local food culture, reviving the practice could help households improve food security — though its potential would depend on how widely insect-eating is embraced by the mainstream, a new study suggests. Researchers John Nyawali and Jasper Knight, from the University […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}