Insects are recognized as a highly promising protein source for the future, particularly due to their high nutritional value, efficiency, and potential to alleviate food insecurity. Additionally, insect production offers a more sustainable alternative with a smaller ecological footprint compared to traditional livestock farming practices involving vertebrates like cattle and swine, which are related to surface and groundwater contamination by nutrients, toxins, and pathogens, as well as the significant release of substantial amounts of nitrous oxide, methane, carbon dioxide, with greenhouse gas effects, among other environmental problems.

Insect farming requires less water than livestock farming. At the same time, insects can satisfy their need for water from their food and are more resistant to drought compared to cattle. In fact, the largest amount of water needed in insect farming is associated with activities such as cleanliness. Also, important is the high yield of protein using a small area of land. In fact, two to ten times less agricultural land is required to produce 1 kg of protein from edible insects, compared to producing protein from pigs and cattle.Also, a very important benefit of insect farming is the reduced emission of greenhouse gases.