Hult Prize Competition

Living on Earth
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The Hult Prize challenges students to create a workable business solution to a global problem and win a million dollars to make it happen. Living on Earth’s Helen Palmer reports on one of the regional finals, won by a Canadian team with a plan to grow, process, and sell edible insects to empower low income urban communities.

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