Project Objective

The overall objective of the BBEST project is to improve the livelihoods of smallholder chicken, fish pig and vegetable producers and other value chain actors and contribute to improved urban sanitation and climate change mitigation.

Expected results:

• Improved urban sanitation
• Enhanced climate mitigation
• Increased income
• Improved biowaste management
• Increased chicken/fish/pigs and vegetable productivity from BSF-based product
• Increased understanding of sustainable BSF mass production
• Increased job opportunities for youth and women
• Access to organic fertilizer
• Access to BSF larvae
• knowledge base synthesized from results of R4D activities
• Creation of BSF-based enterprises
• Soil fertility restored
• Land redirected to food production as a result of BSF-based feed

Locations:
Ghana, Mali, Niger, DRC