[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Edible insect farming \u2013 Kenya” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:38|text_align:center|color:%23db6e1b” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Geographical profile” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23db6e1b” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text el_class=”text”]ICIPE\u2019s mission is to help alleviate poverty, ensure food security, and improve the overall health status of peoples of the tropics, by developing and extending management tools and strategies for harmful and useful arthropods, while preserving the natural resource base through research and capacity building. The Centre’s vision is to pioneer global science in entomology, to improve the well-being and resilience of people and the environment to the challenges of a changing world, through innovative and applied research, alongside deep exploratory study, impact assessment, evaluation, and sustainable capacity building.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Challenges” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23db6e1b” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text el_class=”text”]Insects and other arthropods are the most diverse and abundant forms of life on earth. They are also a paradox within the sustainable growth equation especially in tropical regions such as Africa where, on the one hand, they contribute to developmental stagnation because of their ability to severely reduce the output of humans, animals, and plants. On the other, because of their tremendous biodiversity, insects harbour great potential for development. There is a critical lack of research into large-scale production process to effectively monitor and harvest the insects.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Expected benefits” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23db6e1b” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”text”]ICIPE, collaboration with MANA and other partners, will actively engage in the development of insect production lifecycle. The IoT devices to be developed within NESTLER, will lead to the insect counting methodology solutions and offer insights into the manufacturing of FRASS fertiliser to stimulate crop growth.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Pilots” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23db6e1b” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text el_class=”text”]The pilots will be conducted into three different locations, in Nairobi, Kenya. One of the objectives of the trials is to evaluate the effectiveness of insects in recycling organic waste into nutrient-rich biomass and high-quality organic fertilizer, as well as to determine optimal rearing conditions of insects to biodegrade waste under varying organic waste mixtures ratios. The pilot activities will also evaluate the nutrient profile of different diet formulations integrated with insect meals as substitute to soybean\/fish meal protein, as well as to assess the effect of various diets on the performance and health of chicken under experiment. Lastly, the performance of novel frass fertilizers will be evaluated, on soil improvement, crop yield [potato, bush bean, indigenous vegetables – Amaranth) and quality.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space height=”22px”][vc_single_image image=”3534″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”3528″ img_size=”747X348″ alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
\nInstallation-of-SynField-X3-and-weather-sensors-in-a-banana-
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\nBeetroot (Beta vulgaris) pilot plot grown on soil
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NESTLER Pilot in Kenya<\/p>\n
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\nEstablished SynField X3 and weather sensors in banana pilot
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Tomato pilot plot grown on soil amended with insect frass fertilizer<\/p>\n
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\nNESTLER team (SYN, UCL, ICIPE) visits a commercial BSF
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\nNESTLER team (SYN, UCL, ICIPE) visits a black soldier
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\nUse of IoT sensors to monitor successive nutrient (NKP) build-up
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Monitoring the growth performance of bush bean grown on soil amended with insect frass fertilizer in Kenya<\/p>\n
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Synelixis\u2019 SynField X3 calibration in banana pilot<\/p>\n
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Research work on sustainable potato production and nematode management in Kenya<\/p>\n
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