. >> a company in tokushima provides cricket powder using the crackers. at tokushima university, his team is raising 700,000 crickets. they are big ones. the type that typically lives in the tropic. the team is raising them from egg. in a month, they will be three centimeters long. their fast growth makes them a quickly renewable source of protein. and they need natural space and food. >> translator: we're using crickets as food. so we need to keep good records, from the moment they hatch until they are harvested. we have to make sure they're safe to eat. >> the crickets eat wheat that often is discarded in milling. that makes the project even more ecofriendly. recently, they've, alalso, been feasting on overripe citrus that grows in the area to produce new version of the cricket powder. when they are fully grown, the crickets are freeze dried and turn into powder. wantanabe has teamed up with a large company that is environmentally aware. cricket crackers, the first collaboration with him. every shipment is selling out. >> translator: i didn't expect peo

he is an insect ecology researcher at tokushima university. his team is raising 700,000 crickets.. overtime, the team is raising them from eggs. in a month they'll be three centimeters long. the fast growth makes them a quickly renewable source of protein, and they need less space and food than cows and pigs. >> translator: we're using crickets as food, so we need to keep good records from the moment they hatch until they're harvested. we have to make sure they're safe to eat. >> reporter: the crickets made of wheat that is often discarded in the milling. that makes the project even more eco-friendly. recently, they've also been feasting on overripe citrus in the area. it's part of an experiment to produce a new version of the cricket powder. when they are fully grown, the crickets are freeze dried and turned into powder. watanabe has teamed up with a large company that likes to be environmentally aware. cricket cooperation with him, every shipment is selling out. >> translator: i didn't expect people to accept the product so easily. putting it on the market has definitely proven

nhk world, tokushima. >> the cricket crackers went on sale in 11 stores this month and the makers say new product is flying off the shelves. it is definitely an appealing way to get people more familiar with the insect based food. and there is another pay-off for watanabe's local community. residents at a facility for people with disabilities helped grow the crickets. with demand growing, there are now plans to expand production. >>> the united nations announced in early july that owingng to covid-19 it is unlikely that the globe's sustainable development goals will be achieved by 2030. >>> however, there could be a silver lining. the pandemic has forced us to reflect on our lifestyles starting small these changes could eventually transform how we do business and run our economies. thank you for watching. see you again next time. >> an important step in the fight against the coronavavirus, triaials of a vavaccine in the . find a triggered immune response in health balance years -- health volunteers. ♪ >> this is al jazeera live from london. a fourth day of talks in brussels on the eu