Funding for the Sustainable Waste-based Insect Farming Technologies Project

Photo: Christian Zurbrügg Black Soldier Flies and the transformation of organic waste into marketable products has been a main research area of the Municipal Solid Waste Management group at Eawag for more than 12 years. Now, the Sustainable Waste-based Insect Farming Technologies project has received funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The Solution-oriented Research for Development (SOR4D) programme is a joint initiative of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The objective is to develop new innovative approaches to reduce poverty and implement the 2030 Agenda in developing countries. The transdisciplinary projects selected for funding must contribute towards sustainable development. Simplified BSF insect rearing at farm level The Municipal Solid Waste Group of the department of Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development (Sandec) and its partners in Uganda and Malawi have received close to 1'000'000 CHF of funding over three years to enable and foster adoption of waste-based Black Soldier Fly (BSF) insect farming technologies for smallholder farmers and small and medium enterprises in Uganda and Malawi. Over 50% of the budget will be used in the countries of concern and around 20% will be invested for dissemination, capacity development and outreach activities.