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Save a forest by fighting protein deficiency
Save a forest by fighting protein deficiency
Madagascar  Environment
Farmers living around the Makira Protected Area need to replace the resources they lost when excluded from it. Phase I of the CPALI project focused on teaching farmers how to raise endemic species of silk moths on endemic host trees. Eight thousand cocoons ($60 value) results in 8 kg of potentially high value insect protein, the equivalent of two red-ruffed lemurs. Phase II will focus on reducing childhood anemia by introducing silk moth pupae for high value protein with increased silk textiles project reportread updates from the field
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