Scaling regenerative black soldier fly farming innovations with vegetable push-pull cropping systems for One-Health in Rural Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda

The goal aimed to validate, promote and upscale black soldier fly (BSF) farming innovations and to integrate BSF farming with smallholder vegetable push-pull cropping systems for ‘One Health’ and better agri-based livelihoods in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. Individually, the icipe vegetable integrated push-pull and black soldier fly farming innovations have been phenomenal successes. By scaling them up in a unified, integrated and synergistic manner, we will help farmers to deal with the historical burdens of crop pests and poor soils while reducing over-reliance on synthetic pesticides and expensive inorganic fertilisers.

The combined innovations will be transformative and demonstrate the potential for a circular economy in eastern Africa says. Through effective recycling of organic wastes, provision of nutrient-rich and locally produced poultry and fish feeds and organic fertilizers for crops, the innovations will tackle challenges of food, nutrition security and climate change, while strengthening capacity for innovation and unlocking new entrepreneurial opportunities. This project also provides a great opportunity to work with a network of like-minded partners to ensure a resilient, circular and regenerative food system in Africa.

Links:

http://www.icipe.org/news/ikea-foundation-provides-usd-5-million-grant-icipe-one-health-initiative

https://ikeafoundation.org/grants/scaling-regenerative-black-soldier-fly-farming-along-with-vegetable-push-pull-cropping-systems-in-rural-kenya-rwanda-and-uganda/