How Grasshoppers Sustain Families in Northern Nigeria

How Grasshoppers Sustain Families in Northern Nigeria

Every morning at Wulari, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, the air fills with the rich aroma of freshly fried, crispy grasshoppers. At a small roadside stand, a long row of customers forms even before the first batch of the day is ready. Ayuba Naomi has spent almost her entire life in the grasshopper trade.  ‘Grasshoppers are widely eaten. Our customers have increased. We send packages to places like Abuja, Lagos, Kano, or even countries like Sau…