Alternative Animal Feeds
Black Soldier fly rearing
By rearing Black Soldier Fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens, KilimoFiti seeks to turn organic waste into insect-based animal protein. Its popularity links to the promising opportunities of using the harvested BSF larvae as a source of protein for animal feed, thus, providing a valuable alternative to conventional feed. As an SME, KilimoFiti is interested in keeping a competitive edge on the practical aspects of operating a BSF facility in a cost-effective way.
The larvae consist of ±35% protein and ±30% crude fat, making them a high-quality insect protein and a vital feed resource to chicken and fish farmers.
We help interested individuals, entities, and farmers to set up a BSF structures and provide regular monitoring to check the progress of the BSF productivity. Other vital attributes which make BSF rearing important include the following but are not limited to:
- Setting up a BSF structure or facility and its operation requires no sophisticated high-end technology. Therefore, it is suitable for low-income settings that rely primarily on simple technology and unskilled labor.
- Bio-waste management- has a high waste-to-biomass conversion rate of up to 25% on a wet weight basis, which is a sufficient output quantity from a business perspective.
- The waste residue frass contains nutrients and organic matter similar to compost and, when used in agriculture, helps to reduce soil degradation.
BSF larvae are being prioritized as an alternative source of raw materials for traditional animal feed. Because BSFs’ ability is to grow rapidly, adapt to the environment very quickly, they can convert large amounts of feed or animal waste, agricultural residues of poultry farms to be a source of protein and fat during the growth of this fly
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