back down on earth east africa is suffering from the worst locust outbreak in 17 years but one startup is trying to help local communities profit from it. these bugs bring with them massive destruction and misery for farmers firm the black picture is trying to change that in kenya where many see calamity it sees an opportunity by buying and making use of harvested locusts. you know at 1st people feel like low cost i like it's headed someone's going through it they're looking to the negative perspective but no i think one thing the positive part of it this thing can form on more food was done you can confronted in 2 off the labels we animals and it will be 2 before you the bugs can be harvested at the end of the day when they take a rest after devouring crops. that provides work for villagers and baraka southwestern kenya to this young lady i want to say yeah i got 117 kilograms it's a gift from god we're very happy we didn't believe we would have or so much and wondered if they would pay us now we've seen their buying and paying we happy it was never kept up. with a buck picture buying

back down on earth east africa is suffering from the worst locust outbreak in 70 years but one startup is trying to help local communities profit from it. these bugs bring with them massive destruction and misery for farmers from the back picture is trying to change that in kenya where many see calamity it sees an opportunity by buying and making use of harvested locusts. you know at 1st people feel like. it's headed somewhere if they look at it in a negative perspective but no i think one thing the positive part of it. was done you can conform to do off the levels we i was and it will be simple for you the bugs can be harvested at the end of the day when they take a rest after devouring crops. that provides work for villagers in baraka southwestern kenya who live. just a day after i got 117 kilograms it's a gift from god we're very happy we didn't believe we would have or so much and wondered if they would pay us now we've seen their buying and paying we happy it was never kept up. with a buck picture buying a kilo of locusts for $0.40 she has just made 45 year olds that's a huge amou

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