- In Uganda, people eat crickets as snacks.
- Josephine Nabbanga raises crickets in Masaka district.
- She used to buy expensive food for them.
- Now she uses food waste for cricket feed.
- This feed is cheaper and helps crickets grow faster.
- This method also helps reduce waste in the city.
Difficult words
- cricket — a type of insect often eaten.crickets
- raise — to keep animals or insects to grow.raises
- expensive — costs a lot of money.
- waste — something that is not used and is thrown away.
- feed — food for animals.
- method — a way of doing something.
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Discussion questions
- Why do you think people eat crickets?
- Would you try eating crickets? Why or why not?
- How can using food waste be good for the environment?
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