Feeding the World: Small Organisms, Epic Possibilities

February 4, 2021

Researcher Jennifer Pechal is working with farmers in several African countries on a sustainable solution for malnutrition by raising and feeding highly nutritious flies to animals they are raising for market or their own use. The result is a higher protein diet for people who consume this food.

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