Novel soil booster : insect-composted organic fertilizer for increased crop yield, nutritional quality, and profitability

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dc.contributor.authorChrysantus, Tanga
dc.contributor.authorNakimbugwe, Dorothy
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-18T14:13:04Z
dc.date.available2022-03-18T14:13:04Z
dc.date.issued2022-02
dc.description.abstractBlack Soldier Fly (BSF) larvae take only 5 weeks to produce mature organic fertilizer, compared to 12 – 24 weeks for conventional composting, and where BSF organic fertilizer is superior in nutrients to commercial organic fertilizers. The policy brief provides graphics and tables comparing BSF insect composted organic fertilizer (ICOF) with synthetic fertilizer (NPK) and commercially available organic fertilizer on maize, tomatoes, kales and French beans. The full potential of this technology for improved crop productivity requires more research as well as enabling policy interventions to regulate production and marketing, and to support scaling and adoption.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/60935
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectFERTILIZERSen
dc.subjectINSECTS AS FEEDen
dc.subjectHERMETIA ILLUCENSen
dc.subjectBLACK SOLDIER FLYen
dc.subjectCOMPOSTen
dc.subjectORGANIC FERTILIZERen
dc.subjectSOIL IMPROVEMENTen
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDERSen
dc.subjectAGRONOMYen
dc.subjectCROP YIELDen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleNovel soil booster : insect-composted organic fertilizer for increased crop yield, nutritional quality, and profitabilityen
dc.typePolicy Briefen
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY 4.0en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber108866001
idrc.project.number108866
idrc.project.titleINSFEED2: Insect Feed for Poultry, Fish and Pig Production in Sub-Saharan Africaen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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