Browsing: insect farming in Kenya

• Livestock farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are struggling with an incessant price rise of animal feeds
• The incorporation of human foods, such as fish and meat, within conventional animal feeds, has put a strain on their availability
• The Insect Feed for Poultry, Fish and Pig Production (INSFEED) project has been exploring the use of insects, such as black soldier flies (BSF) and crickets, within animal feeds

Livestock farmers in sub-Saharan Africa have grappled with an incessant price rise of animal feeds in recent years – caused by the scarcity and high cost of ingredients, namely, cereals, soybean, and fishmeal.

The incorporation of human foods, such as fish and meat, within conventional animal feeds, has put a strain on their availability. As a result, feeds constitute an estimated 70 per cent of input costs in poultry and fish production.

This comes at a time when the Food and Agriculture Organization of the …