Biology graduate finds success in cricket farming

Eco-Dudu Ranch Founder and CEO Cliff Henry Olal during the interview on June 20, 2024. 

Photo credit: Lucy Wanjiru | Nation Media Group

You know crickets as tiny, noisy, nocturnal insects. But have you ever imagined having them on your plate as food? Before you gag, you might want to indulge Cliff Henry Olal, the CEO and founder of Eco-Dudu Ranch—a cricket farming enterprise.

When we get to his farm in Njiru, Kasarani constituency in Nairobi on a cold Thursday afternoon, Cliff offers us roasted crickets as welcome snacks. Roasted crickets were the first-ever products his farm produced.

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