IITA BBEST Project

IITA BBEST Project in Niger welcomed the Red Cross Executive Secretary in Niger, his team, and students from the agricultural College in Niamey to is the vegetable demonstration plots established in Niger.

During the visit, the team educated the visitors on the Novel BSF technology and asserted its potential to transform agriculture in the country.

The BSF frass is used to grow vegetables while the larvae are used to formulate feed for livestock, fish and pigs.

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.

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Visit the IITA BBEST Project exhibition and sale booth at the Channel One Agrifair @ Efua Sutherland Children’s Park in Accra to purchase protein for your livestock and frass for your vegetable 🍅🍅🍅🥒🥒🥒farm.

In Collaboration with in Mali, the IITA BBEST Project organized field demonstration activities that brought together farmers, scientists and Agric extension agents.
During these activities, farmers transplanted Okra, lettuce, African eggplant and amaranth.

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and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute - GAEC
Vegetable Center

Visitez le stand du IITA BBEST Project
au qui se déroule à l'Hotel PULLMAN à Kinshasa.

Venez découvrir la technologie de la Mouche Soldat Noire et sa potentialité à transformer le domaine de l'élevage 🐥🐔🐠et de l'agriculture 🥒🥬🍅🧅.

Excerpts from the 2nd .

Few weeks earlier the IITA BBEST Project, BNARI-GAEC and WorldVeg - WCA engaged farmers in a field demonstration activity to showcase the potential of the use of the BSF frass in crops and 🥕 🍅 vegetables production.

Another field demonstration brought together farmers, key stakeholders, input dealers, a crop protectionist representative from agricultural NGOs and farmer-based organizations.

Participants engaged in the following activities:
✨ observed and assessed the performance of the different fertilizers on tomatoes, and cucumber.
✨ tracked the development of the crops in vegetative stage following the fertilizer application.
✨ staking of tomato plant to protect the fruits.
✨ They also prepared the nursery bed for the transplanting lettuce in the coming weeks.

Dr Mawufe Agbodzavu and Dr May-Guri Saethre, leads of IITA BBEST Project engaged farmers and expressed the project commitment to supporting them with agricultural innovations.

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-GAEC
Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

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I wish you all a productive and successful new month.

Empowering farmers towards a sustainable agriculture future. ⭐

from the community successfully participated in a field demonstration activity led by the IITA BBEST Project in partnership with the World Vegetable Center and BNARI-GAEC.

During the session, farmers were sensitized on the technology and how it is transforming the agriculture landscape.

They visited the BSF production facility and witnessed the production of the BSF larvae, used in 🐖 🐟 animal production and the frass used in 🍅 🧅 🌶️ vegetable production.

They were sensitized on the application and the effects of the BSF frass on vegetables and collectively applied it and other fertilizers on the field.

Farmers will be involved in the next stages of the field demonstration namely the vegetative and the maturity stages to witness the performance of the BSF frass on the selected vegetables: tomatoes, okra and Amaranth.

We appreciate the presence of the District Director of Agriculture at the district office in Nsawam, Esther Comey, and two Agricultural Extension Agents who grace the session.

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)

Did you miss the IITA BBEST Project's participation in the Citi TV Agrifair, read the full story on the Ghana News Agency portal via this link: https://gna.org.gh/2025/06/bsf-technology-to-revolutionise-agriculture-and-waste-management/

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BSF Technology to revolutionise agriculture and waste management  | Ghana News Agency