Turning green waste into animal feed ‘gold’
Kenyan farming firm InsectiPro uses fruit waste to feed black soldier fly larvae, which are used to feed animals; it’s the recycle of life
23 September 2020 - 12:26
Limuru — Rotten bananas? Mushy avocados? Pulped oranges? Talash Huijbers wants them all.
The founder of InsectiPro, a Kenyan farm rearing black soldier fly larvae for animal feed. In the 10 days it takes for them to grow, the larvae need to be fed too — and fruit waste from factories and food markets in the capital Nairobi is just the thing...
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