The goal of the United Nations is to reach "Zero Hunger" by 2030. We already know that this will not happen, but we are not giving up on doing our best. Breeding and eating insects is a sustainable practice that is spreading more and more across our planet and can help us reach our goal. Insects are rich in noble proteins and highly sustainable thanks to the minimal environmental impact, both in terms of polluting emissions and in terms of water and soil consumption. The key is to try to turn insects into a more acceptable product that people will easily learn to identify as crackers, cookies, or whatever they are more used to. Researchers are studying the most sustainable and economical ways to guarantee the spread of this product. In Europe, there is already food made with insects on the market, but since 2015 edible insects and food that contains them are considered Novel Food, albeit commercialized is not yet legal.

Turkana, in northwest Kenya, is the poorest and least developed county in the ASALs (Arid and Semi-Arid Lands). Almost the whole of the inhabitants of the Turkana district are pastoralists, so their survival depends entirely on livestock, natural resources for food and daily activities. In the last few decades, due to climate change, the air temperature increased by about 3 degrees, while more frequent and prolonged droughts have reduced the natural resource base. Pasture resources for livestock have dramatically reduced, encouraging those closest to Lake Turkana to turn to fishing as an alternative livelihood. The area is the fuse of violent conflict, indeed proliferation of illegal arms from southern Sudan and the reduction of natural resources has contributed to the escalation of insecurity along the area's shared borders with Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda and other counties in Kenya as Pokot and Marsabit, causing the death of hundreds of people every year.