The larvae of black soldier flies are seen in the InsectiPro farm in Red Hill, Kiambu County, Kenya, September 11, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
LIMURU, Kenya (Reuters) - Rotten bananas? Mushy avocados? Pulped oranges? Talash Huijbers wants them all.
The 25-year-old is the founder of Insectipro, a Kenyan farm rearing black soldier fly larvae for animal feed. In the 10 days it takes for them to grow, the larvae need to be fed too - and fruit waste from factories and food markets in the capital Nairobi is just the thing.
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