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By reusing society’s agricultural and organic industrial waste, these methods can produce nutritious food and animal feed while reducing pressure on land and water and cutting greenhouse-gas emissions. The report argues for wider job creation, livelihood diversification, and improved nutrition, aligned with climate-smart agriculture investments.","A G R I C U LT U R E A N D F O O D S E R I E S  \nOVERVIEW  \nInsect and Hydroponic  \nDisc losure Authorized  \nub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Public  \nFarming in Africa The New Circular Food Economy  \nDorteVerner, Nanna Roos,  \nAfton Halloran, Glenn Surabian, Edinaldo Tebaldi, Maximillian Ashwill, Saleema Vellani, and Yasuo Konishi  \nInterestingly, some relief from today’s woes may come from ancient human practices. While current agri-food production models rely on abundant supplies of water, energy, and arable land and generate significant greenhouse gas emissions in addition to forest and biodiversity loss, past practices point toward more affordable and sustainable paths.  \nDifferent forms of insect farming and soilless crop farming, or hydroponics, have existed for centuries. In this report the authors make a persuasive case that frontier agriculture, particularly insect and hydroponic farming, can complement conventional agriculture. Both technologies reuse society’s agricultural and organic industrial waste to produce nutritious food and animal feed without continuing to deplete the planet’s land and water resources, thereby converting the world’s wasteful linear food economy into a sustainable, circular food economy.  \nAs the report shows, insect and hydroponic farming can create jobs, diversify livelihoods, improve nutrition, and provide many other benefits in African and fragile, conflict-affected countries.Together with other investments in climatesmart agriculture, such as trees on farms, alternate wetting and drying rice systems, conservation agriculture, and sustainable livestock, these technologies are part of a promising menu of solutions that can help countries move their land, food, water, and agriculture systems toward greater sustainability and reduced emissions. This is a key consideration as the World Bank renewsits commitment to support countries’ climate action plans.  \nThis book is the World Bank’s first attempt to look at insect and hydroponic farming as possible solutions to the world’s climate and food and nutrition security crisis and may represent a new chapter in the organization’s evolving efforts to help feed and sustain the planet. We hope the book will ignite further discussions and inspire concrete actions toward fully capturing the vast opportunities provided by insect and hydroponic farming as part of revamped, high-performing food systems that provide healthy and sustainable diets for all.  \nOVERVIEW  \nINSECT AND HYDROPONIC FARMING IN AFRICA  \nTHE NEW CIRCULAR FOOD ECONOMY  \nDorteVerner, Nanna Roos, Afton Halloran,  \nGlenn Surabian, Edinaldo Tebaldi, Maximillian Ashwill, Saleema Vellani, and Yasuo Konishi  \nThis booklet contains the overview from Insect and Hydroponic Farming in Africa: The New Circular Food Economic (doi: 10.1596/978-1-4648-1766-3). A PDF of the full book is available at [https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/ and](https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/ and) [http://documents](http://documents). [worldbank.org/](worldbank.org/), [and print copies can be ordered at www.amazon.com. Please use the](and print copies can be ordered at www.amazon.com. Please use the)[ ](and print copies can be ordered at www.amazon.com. Please use the)full version of the book for citation, reproduction, and adaptation purposes.  \n© 2021 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank  \n1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000; [Internet: www.worldbank.org](Internet: www.worldbank.org)[ ](Internet: www.worldbank.org)Some rights reserved  \nThis work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. 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