Gingerbread is on the rise in China, a company that makes money by growing cockroaches

New Delhi, June 10, 2021, Thursday

The name Vanda is used by many. This is an insect that many do not even like to see. However, the Chinese, who are capable of killing and eating any animal, have even included the cockroach in the menu.

In many Asian countries, including China, cockroaches are eaten fried and now the demand is also increasing. The cockroach rearing industry has also started in a big way. For many, cockroaches have become a source of income. In China, people even drink its syrup. According to Chinese media reports, in one Chinese city, a pharmaceutical company grows 600 million cockroaches in a building every year. The building is as big as two grounds. It is always kept dark here. The atmosphere is kept warm and humid. So as to create a suitable environment for the rearing of cockroaches.

The company monitors the growth of cockroaches with an artificial intelligence system. It controls the temperature inside the building, the food of the cockroaches and the humidity. The company aims to raise more cockroaches in less time. When the cockroach matures, it is crushed to make a syrup. The Chinese consider it a medicine. The syrup is used to cure diarrhea-vomiting, stomach ailments, respiratory ailments.

According to Liu Yusheng, a professor at China's Agricultural University, cockroaches are a medicine in themselves. Which cures many diseases. Vandana medicine in particular seems to be cheap and easily available.