IITA participated in the Grand Agribusiness and Digital Fair (GSAD 2026), held in Kolwezi, Lualaba Province, from July 16 to 19, 2026, at the Provincial Assembly building, to promote its various technologies and products. These included Black Soldier…
1. BRIEF BACKGROUND The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to address Africa’s most pressing challenges, including hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Collaborating with various partners across Sub-Saharan…
In a stride to promote the adoption of the new sustainable agriculture practice, the BBEST project-led by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) exhibited the BSF products at the just ended Agrifair organized by Channel One TV…
As part of its effort to develop a business model for small and medium scale production to inform potential businesses and private investors on the profitability of the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) technology, the IITA BBEST Project organized…
The International Tropical Agriculture Institute (IITA) participated in the Made in DRC Expo and the Kinshasa Economic Forum at the Pullman Hotel in Kinshasa to promote these different technologies, in particular the Black Soldier Fly technology and its…
The Black Soldier Fly Production Unit, established in Kofisah hosted a training for over fifteen (15) officers of Ghana Prisons Service (GP) on the Black Soldier Fly technology from 15th to 18th July, 2025. Jointly organized by the…
The IITA- led BSF for Bio Circular Economy and Environmental Sustainability (BBEST) Project, engaged farmers at the maiden Edition of Channel One TV’s AgriFair, held from 20th to 22nd June at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park in Accra.…
In order to ensure a sustainable supply of household waste for its black soldier fly larvae production unit established at the University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), the BBEST project in partnership with the latter has undertaken an awareness-raising activity…