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FIGHTING MALNUTRITION WITH LOCAL WISDOM

In the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), where nearly 40 percent of children under five suffer
from malnutrition, FAO turned to an age-old, local solution to improve diets—edible insects.

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Jaakko Korpela

Jaakko Korpela, UN Volunteer Laboratory Officer with FAO
in Lao PDR, supported the Edible Insect Project. With one
of the highest rates of insect consumption in the world,
Lao PDR is built on tradition to promote insects as a source
of nutrition, income, and sustainability. [UNV, 2011]