Entomophagy and Entomotherapy practices adopted by various ethnic communities of the World embrace special significance in addressing the global food crisis issues. Insects are highly nutritious and have the potential to become future sustainable food due to high protein & fibre content, mineral, vitamins. Insects efficiently digest organic waste including food remnants, agricultural leftovers, and manure. This diverts refuse from landfills, thereby diminishing Greenhouse gas emissions and environmental contamination. This mini-review provided an overview of the causes (unsustainable harvesting, pesticide accumulation) and benefits (sources of high-value oils, reduced greenhouse gas emission) of insect farming. Insect farming fosters a circular economy model by converting waste into valuable resources, hence reducing waste and optimizing resource consumption. Establishing markets for insect-derived products requires a comprehensive strategy that considers customer perceptions, regulatory structures, and product innovation. Information about nutritional advantages, ecological sustainability, and ethical implications of insect-based products to consumers can offer solutions to various challenges in food security, environmental sustainability, and resource efficiency. This study also includes a survey to analyze consumer’s acceptability in Sarguja, Chhattisgarh, India for introducing insect farming as a better livelihood option in central India. The responses of the participants indicate continuous training programmes and nutrition educational interventions are required to promote insect farming practices.

Over the last three decades, the Government of India (GOI) has used watershed management as a solution to solve issues concerning sustainable agricultural output in rainfed areas. Additionally, since 2003, the GOI has made watershed management a national policy. A lot of thought is given to all of the significant crops that have disappeared from farming systems in the watershed development programs (WDPs) of India’s current development plans, which are primarily focused on increasing and sustaining productivity levels. In the Sarguja division of Chhattisgarh, the present study attempted to document the on-site and off-site effects of these watershed development programs, as it observed an increase in the ground water level, a rise in the surface water and stream flow levels, a reduction in runoff as well as in soil erosion, increased agricultural and dairy production, improved livelihood and employment generation, and changes in the land use and farming patterns. These findings showed that the percentage of cropland increased in both Kharif and Rabi, because they started planting crops in Zaid, particularly cucumber, melon, and vegetables, that had been kept fallow. The patterns of land usage in the WDP regions have improved over time; due to farmers utilizing more wasteland for productive reasons, there has been a rise in the net sown area of these locations. Additionally, it has been claimed that many crops that were previously abandoned due to water shortages and other requirements are now being cultivated. Responses from the region’s population have been in favor of the introduction of innovative techniques like Agroforestry systems.