The Maggot Masters
This week we\u2019re in South Africa, picking up great big squirming handfuls of maggots. Could these unpalatable little creatures hold the answer to some big questions \u2013 what to do about the huge amount of waste going into landfill, and how to meet the world\u2019s growing demand for a sustainable supply of farmed fish, pigs and poultry?
A company called Agriprotein thinks its fly farm is the solution. They've just won The Food Chain\u2019s first Global Champion Award - which recognises innovative ideas that could have a longstanding impact on the way we produce or consume food. The Food Chain's Emily Thomas gets up close to their armada of over 9 billion flies in the first of two episodes to explore the potential of using insects as a protein source for animal and fish feed.