September 24th, 2013 - Five students from McGill University in Montreal were awarded a $1-million dollar Hult Prize from former US President Bill Clinton. Running up against teams from London, Dubai, San Francisco and South Africa, the quintet accepted the award for their business plan to farm insects for food all year round and create products such as insect-fortified flour. The challenge posed to students this year for the prize was to try and find solutions to developing greater food security for undernourished populations. The team has planned to alter their business plan in order to better suit rural and peri-urban farmers.
Read the full article from the National Post website.
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