India, Nov. 4 -- The Danish Refugee Council, through its Black Soldier Fly Model Hub in Kenya’s Dadaab Refugee Complex, is supporting refugee and host community farmers to rear Black Soldier Fly larvae for poultry feed and use frass as an organic soil amendment, following the hub’s launch in 2024 with funding from UNHCR.
Programme launch and participation
The Danish Refugee Council said the Black Soldier Fly Model Hub was launched in 2024 and initially engaged 40 refugee participants.
The Danish Refugee Council said additional support from the European Union through the Area-Based Livelihood Initiative Garissa (ABLI-G II) extended participation to approximately 50 more farmers from refugee and host communities.
Training, inputs, and pro...