Our pilot is ready
We're in discussion with companies and farmers to roll out our Black Soldier Fly kits with Mkuu-lima monitoring. If you'd like your farm to be one of the first, join the Founding Farmer waitlist.
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Feed from what would be thrown away
40–44%
Typical crude protein in dried Black Soldier Fly larvae, measured on dry matter.1 Depending on what the larvae eat and how they're processed, reported values range from about 37% to 63%.2
Fishmeal
Kenyan research by KMFRI and ICIPE found the larvae can replace omena (fishmeal) in local fish feed, one of the costliest feed ingredients.3
Frass
What the larvae leave behind is a fertiliser for soil and crops, so little of the waste goes to landfill.
- 1. FAO Feedipedia, Black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens), dehydrated: average 42.1% crude protein on dry matter.
- 2. Barragán-Fonseca, Dicke and van Loon, Nutritional value of the black soldier fly and its suitability as animal feed: a review, Wageningen University (2017): 37–63% on dry matter.
- 3. Kenya News Agency, Black soldier fly replaces omena as main fish feed input in new study (2026).
What we're working towards
These are our aims. We'll report results here once the pilot has measured them.
For the environment
Organic waste turned into feed and fertiliser instead of going to landfill.
For farm finances
Less dependence on expensive bought feed, which is one of a livestock farm's biggest costs.
For farmers
More control over their own inputs, and better information to run their farm.
Grounded in the Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 2, Zero hunger · SDG 12, Responsible consumption and production · SDG 13, Climate action
Our path to scale
Pilot
Ready now, in discussion with partners and farmers.
50 farmers
2027
500+ farmers
2029, across several counties.
East Africa
From 2031.