IITA BBEST Project

The BSF Frass, a good choice for vegetables🥒🫑 and crop farmers.

The vegetables planted on the BBEST project's field established at Kofisah, Nsawam and fertilized with the BSF Frass has shown the potential of the Frass, to grow vegetables alike poultry manure and NPK.

At the end of the first harvest, farmers witness the ability that the of the Black Soldier Fly Frass (BSFF) to increase yield and improve soil fertility.

Check in the pictures below lettuce and cucumber produced with BSF Frass.

The second round of demonstration is ongoing. Stay tuned for more information on the BSF Frass.

Promoting sustainable agriculture practices and improving livelihoods. ⭐

Congratulations to the Ghana Prisons Service, whose selected officers completed a three-day training on the BSF technology.

Last week, IITA BBEST Project in partnership with Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute - GAEC built the capacity of selected officers from the Ghana Prisons Service on the production of the BSF larvae and frass at the BSF Production Unit at Kofisah in Nsawam.

During the three-day hands-on training, the prisons officers were introduced to:
✨ the design and setup of BSF traps for field application. This is essential step in sourcing wild BSF for colony establishment.

The training featured key practical areas such as:
✨ egg incubation,
✨ egg transfer preparation.
✨ Larvae processing among others.

The IITA BBEST Project will continue to promote a sustainable agriculture practice by supporting communities and agripreneurs and interest groups.

IITA BBEST Project
Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute - GAEC
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)