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Meru University of Science and Technology personnel show how the black soldier fly is deployed to manage human feces and manufacture animal feeds. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]
The government is now pushing for the adoption of alternative protein sources in animal feeds.
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Dr Andrew Mwihia said through the ministry, the government has embarked on a plan aimed at promoting alternative protein sources from various insects to address the shortage of feed ingredients for animal feed manufacturing in the country.
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