STATE SECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR NORWAY VISITS THE IITA BBEST PROJECT IN ACCRA.
The Black Soldier Fly (BSF) technology is a project sponsored by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation NORAD) and aims at providing protein meals for smallholder chicken, fish and pig producers and organic fertilizer for smallholder vegetable farmers using the Black Soldier Fly larvae to process organic biowaste.
During the visit, the project coordinator, Dr Rousseau Djouaka took the State secretary accompanied by the Norwegian Ambassador to Ghana Ingrid Molested, on a tour at the BSF village set up the project team within the Institute premises to familiarise herself with the project’s objectives and activities.
Dr Rousseau Djouaka acknowledged the technical support provided by Professor Michael Abberton, Director of IITA West Africa Hub and Dr Abdoulaye Tahirou, the IITA Sahel Hub Director in making the State Secretary visit possible.
Dr Rousseau explained that the project is working towards building three processing facilities in Ghana Mali and Niger to breed and transform Dried BSF larvae into pelleted animal feed. The units will also produce quality organic fertilizer and BSF frass to boost plant production in the three countries.
The units will serve as training centers for the youth who want to venture into the BSF waste recycling system he added.
Addressing the project team, the State Secretary expressed her excitement about the project. She emphasized that the project objectives align with Norway’s commitment to sustainable food production and food security.
