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Ugandan farmers use food waste to feed crickets — Level A1 — a small insect sitting on the ground next to a plant

Ugandan farmers use food waste to feed cricketsCEFR A1

23 May 2025

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Adapted from John Musenze, SciDev • CC BY 2.0

Photo by 2H Media, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
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  • Many small farmers are now growing crickets for food.
  • Crickets are eaten as a high-protein snack and food.
  • Farmers used poultry feed that cost too much before.
  • A university team made a new feed locally recently.
  • The feed is made from simple kitchen scraps.
  • The new feed is cheaper and helps farmers save money.
  • Crickets grow faster and lay many eggs quickly.
  • Farmers save money and can sell more crickets now.

Difficult words

  • cricket — small insect that people can eat
    crickets
  • poultry — birds kept for meat or eggs
  • feed — food given to farm animals or insects
  • scraps — small pieces of food left from cooking
  • lay — to produce eggs for birds or insects

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Discussion questions

  • Would you try eating crickets?
  • Do you save kitchen scraps at home?
  • Would you like to grow crickets on a small farm?

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