The future of food production: Insects - All the nutritional value you need, without out the environmental complications. Ever heard of insect flour? 200 square meters of land is required to grow a pound of beef, but it only takes 15 square meters to grow one pound of crickets. As fresh water diminishes the fact that 1 kilogram of beef requires 22,000 liters of water to produce while that of a cricket only requires 1 liter, yes one liter. Additionally we only consume 40% of a cow where we could consume 80% of a cricket. Watch the video for more information.