Just thinking a bit.
So, good on Starbucks Coffee last week for removing beetle extracts from their Strawberry drinks.
Article from Huffington Post Starbucks Beetle Extract: Chain Ditches Controversial Insect Ingredient [UPDATED]

BUT my question and I cannot find the answer...
Who were the farmers of the beetles? And what are they doing now?

Did the Vegan organizations find an alternative crop for them to farm?
In these rural areas farming is key and often times the one doing the farming is a women. She does this so her children are not hungry and they can go to school.