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Every day, market vendors in Uganda battle mountain-high piles of organic waste that disrupt their businesses.
With the support of Korea Hope Foundation, IST in partnership with @CIRD_Insects trained 100 vendors from Gayaza in Black Soldier Fly (BSF) production innovation!
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for inclusive growth and transformation. The day featured moving testimonies from women and youth vendors, who described how our collaborative interventions have transformed their market stalls into engines of social empowerment and economic opportunity.
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Obedience is closing the loop by using these nutrient-rich BSF larvae as a high-protein, low-cost alternative for poultry feed.
Instead of relying on expensive, imported feeds, she is producing her own "superfood" that makes her chickens grow faster & healthier.
#MondayMotivation
Today, we celebrate a visionary woman in Kalerwe market who isn't just talking about climate change, she's solving it.
By recycling organic market waste through BSF farming, she has transformed a sanitation challenge into a source of high-quality protein.
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#MondayMotivation
Today, we celebrate a visionary woman in Kalerwe market who isn't just talking about climate change, she's solving it.
By recycling organic market waste through BSF farming, she has transformed a sanitation challenge into a source of high-quality protein.
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Opportunities in this are that we are building a green jobs where innovation pays. From waste-to-energy manufacturing, this generates income for sustainable livelihoods across the entire clean energy value chain.- Mariam Namukose added.
"At Kyuuka Ventures, we utilise plastic waste to manufacture LPG gas. By this, plastic is actively removed from the community and environment. This is a step to reduce plastic poluution" - Mariam Namukose, Co Founder at Kyuuka Innovations Hub
#WomenInClimateAction
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"Insects are the future of the circular economy. The Black Soldier Fly turns garbage into essential protein and fertilizer, positioning insect farming as one of the fastest-growing sectors in the next decade." Dr. Debora Ruth Amulen from CIRD.
#WomenInClimateAction
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IST in partnership with Korea Hope Foundation, is equipping market vendors from Bivamuntuuyo, Namisango and Kajubi markets with practical skills and knowledge through an immersive learning exchange @CIRD_Insects on Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) and Frass Fertilizer production.
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Women are paid 10 millions to be surrogate mothers, if you are interested visit Bethany women hospital in Entebbe, each child you carry for 9 months that is 10 millions if you carry 10 kids that is 100 millions.
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Awesome meeting Mohamed Samu from Sierra Leone- black soldier fly producer @CIRD_Insects - a potential collaborator
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To Our Partners — Thank You for Believing.
Behind every powerful conversation, every shared idea and every inspired moment at #GIFA25 stood the unwavering support of our partners.
Your collaboration, trust, and shared vision helped turn possibility into presence.
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How is the #bsf industry doing? Well- that depends on perspective. For Africa- things are going well- over 3K BSF farmers - that number surely will break 10K in the next yr - is 500K bsf farmers possible in the near future? @CEIF_InsectAg @tamuentomology @AgriLife @BenbowLab
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Eyes on words that moved the room; a participant's notes from our keynote speaker @FliesFacility
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👉 There is a need to diversify the utilization of BSF beyond livestock feed. These would include;
- Chitin production
- Cosmetics
- Human medicines
- Vitamin B12 production.
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Leadership at the Table! Today, we feature some of the CEOs on our panels.
CEO 1: We’re excited to welcome Konstantin von Hoerner, CEO of Bioconvision, to #GIFA25 panel discussion on "Commercialization of Insect Farming & Products: Experiences from Industry".
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Expanding the Conversation!
We’re pleased to welcome Dr. Michael Hilary Otim (PhD) to #GIFA25 panel on "Insects for Improved Soil Health & Crop Production." A respected voice in crop entomology, his expertise and experience will bring valuable depth, perspective, and -
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Introducing... a Giant in the World of the Tiny.
We’re honored to welcome Dr. Chrysantus Mbi Tanga (PhD), one of Africa’s top scholars in entomology, as a keynote speaker at #GIFA25
With groundbreaking research on insects and their impact on ecosystems, health, and agriculture-
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Here Comes a Headliner!
We’re honored to welcome, Prof. Dunkel Florence as a keynote speaker for the Global Symposium on Insects for Food, Feed, and Food Security in Africa. Prof. Dunkel Florence will be delivering a powerful keynote on "Insect for Human Food and Food Security" —
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#EventAlert: Global Symposium on Insects For Food
Join us, share knowledge on the use of insects as a solution to Africa’s food, feed, & food security challenges.
For details about the conference, checkout the fliers.
