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HDIC-KTI-02 · Kitui County

Black Soldier Fly & Poultry Integration Hub

A circular integration hub converting municipal and agricultural organic waste into insect protein for poultry feed, closing the loop with poultry meat, eggs, organic fertiliser and reinvestment into smallholder food production.

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Value chain

Organic waste

BSF production

Insect protein

Poultry feed

Poultry production

Eggs & meat

Organic fertiliser

Crop production

01Organic waste
02BSF production
03Insect protein
04Poultry feed
05Poultry production
06Eggs & meat
07Organic fertiliser
08Crop production

Problem

Poultry feed costs are the single largest input burden on smallholder poultry producers in Kenya, while organic waste is landfilled or burned. High-protein feed alternatives are largely imported.

HDIC approach

HDIC develops a Black Soldier Fly (BSF) larvae production unit, formulates poultry feed on-site, distributes chicks and feed through a farmer network, buys back mature birds and eggs, and returns organic frass to crop farmers as fertiliser.

Objectives

◆Establish a BSF production and feed formulation line
◆Network contracted smallholder poultry producers with input and buy-back terms
◆Divert organic waste from disposal into productive protein
◆Return frass fertiliser to crop farmers to close the circular loop

Components

Waste sourcing

Contracted collection from markets, agro-processors and municipalities.

BSF production

Larval breeding, feeding and harvest units.

Feed mill

On-site formulation of protein-rich poultry feed.

Farmer network

Chick distribution, feed supply and buy-back contracts.

Fertiliser distribution

Frass packaging and delivery to crop growers.

Beneficiary targets

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Contracted poultry producers

Proposed target

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Women-led enterprises

Proposed target

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Tonnes of waste diverted

Proposed target

Implementation phases

Phase 01
Phase 1 · Pilot BSF unit
Small-scale larval production and formulation trials.
Phase 02
Phase 2 · Farmer network
First cohort of producers with buy-back agreements.
Phase 03
Phase 3 · Integrated hub
Full-scale production, feed, poultry and fertiliser.

Funding

—Funding requirement

Requirement figure to be published upon HDIC executive approval. Currencies supported: KES, USD.

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Use of funds