BBEST
Black Soldier Fly for Bio-circular Economy and Environmental Sustainability
Welcome
Welcome to the Black Soldier Fly for Bio-circular Economy and Environmental Sustainability (BBEST) project, a collaborative effort that is transforming the landscape of waste management, animal feed supply, and organic fertilizer production across Africa.
The Challenge
2X
The 2018 United Nations Environmental Protection Outlook report on the State of Waste in Africa indicates that Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generation in Africa is projected to double by 2025, from 125 million tons in 2012.
70-80%
While an estimated 70-80% of the MSW generated in Africa is recyclable.
4%
Only 4% of the MSW enters the recycling process. The organic waste, which constitutes the larger part of the MSW, remains to be neglected.
Project Background
Expensive Animal Feed
Smallholder chicken, fish, and pig farmers are faced with the challenge of getting affordable animal feed in recent times which results in low livestock productivity.
Expensive Organic Fertilizer
Vegetable farmers suffer from the high cost of organic fertilizer, which results in low productivity of farming products.
The project seeks specifically to:
Understand
Establish
Optimize
Build
The Goal
BBEST project aims to improve the livelihoods of smallholder chicken fish, pig and vegetable farmers, and other value chain actors and contribute to improved urban sanitation and climate change mitigation in the the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ghana, Mali, and Niger.
Implementing countries
Partnership and Research for Delivery
The project is constructed around a Partnership for Delivery (P4D) and a Research for Delivery (R4D) component where IITA, together with its partners, will implement four (4) work packages, namely:
Evidence generation: biowaste, stakeholder mapping, and situation analysis to guide strategic decisions.
Taking BSF systems to scale: Mass production of BSF and design of business models of implemented systems.
R4D for optimization of BSF systems for improved quantity and quality production, including feed safety and standards requirements and increased profitability.
Capacity development, policy engagement, gender integration and communication.
Target Group
Smallholder chicken, fish, and pig farmers will benefit from the BSF by-products, namely: chicken, fish, and pig feed.
Smallholder vegetable farmers will benefit from the BSF Frass.
Youth agripreneurs will be trained and equipped with the BSF kits to start their ventures.
Private investors will be empowered to take up the business model that will be developed for the BSF by-products.
Other interest groups will be trained on the BSF technology and know-how.
Lead Institutions
Partner Institutions
Our Donor
