Mmmmmm, locusts


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/07/africa_desert_shrimps/html/1.stm
When the desert gives you locusts, make "desert shrimp".  I doubt the locust fishers could ever catch enough to make a dent in the damage they do, but eating the pests that destroy your crops has to close the loop a little.