Farmer traps flies to make pig, poultry feeds

In 2015, Eric Kamau grew frustrated at buying animal feeds at Sh7,000 a week for his birds and pigs. This pain pushed him to start producing animal feeds himself in an effort to cut costs and sell to other farmers too.

With an initial capital of Sh350,000, his savings while he worked at Kenya Climate Innovation Centre and from side hustles, he started a company called Black Soldier Fly Larvae Organics Limited in Dagoretti, Nairobi, to produce animal feeds from dried pupa of the black soldier fly.