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Low-cost technology for recycling agro-industrial waste into nutrient-rich organic fertilizer using black soldier fly

dc.contributor.authorBeesigamukama, D.
dc.contributor.authorMochoge, B.
dc.contributor.authorKorir, N.K.
dc.contributor.authorFiaboe, K.K.
dc.contributor.authorNakimbugwe, D.
dc.contributor.authorKhamis, F.M.
dc.contributor.authorSubramanian, S.
dc.contributor.authorWangu, M.M.
dc.contributor.authorDubois, T.
dc.contributor.authorEkesi, S.
dc.contributor.authorTanga, C.M.
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-16T10:23:19Z
dc.date.available2021-02-16T10:23:19Z
dc.date.issued2021-01
dc.identifier.citationBeesigamukama, D., Mochoge, B., Korir, N.K., Fiaboe, K.K., Nakimbugwe, D., Khamis, F.M., ... & Tanga, C.M. (2021). Low-cost technology for recycling agro-industrial waste into nutrient-rich organic fertilizer using black soldier fly. Waste Management, 119, 183-194.
dc.identifier.issn0956-053X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7040
dc.description.abstractEfforts to recycle organic waste using black soldier fly (BSF) larvae into high-quality alternative protein ingredients in animal feeds and organic fertilizers have gained momentum worldwide. However, there is limited information on waste manipulation to increase nutrient retention for enhanced larval performance and frass fertilizer quality. In the present study, brewer’s spent grain with a carbon to nitrogen (C/N) ratio of 11 (control) was amended with sawdust to obtain substrates with C/N ratios of 15, 20, 25 and 30. The effects of substrate C/N ratios on BSF larval yield, waste degradation, biomass conversion efficiency, compost maturity and nutrient levels of frass fertilizer were evaluated. Substrates amended with sawdust did not significantly affect waste degradation efficiency and biomass conversion rates of BSF larvae. The wet and dried larval yields were significantly higher for substrates with C/N ratio of 15 compared to the other amended substrates. An amended substrate with C/N ratio of 15 enhanced nutrients uptake by BSF larvae, and increased nitrogen (N) and phosphorus retention in frass compost by 21 and 15%, respectively. Compost maturation time was shortened to five weeks, as indicated by the stable C/N ratios and high seed germination indices. This study has demonstrated that the amendment of the substrate with sawdust to C/N ratio of 15 could generate compost with desirable nutrients for use as high-quality fertilizer for organic farming.
dc.description.sponsorshipCanadian International Development Research Centre
dc.description.sponsorshipAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Research
dc.description.sponsorshipNetherlands Organization for Scientific Research
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Rockefeller Foundation
dc.format.extent183-194
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectHermetia Illucens
dc.subjectComposting
dc.subjectNutrients
dc.subjectSoil Parent Material
dc.subjectWastes
dc.subjectFertilizers
dc.subjectRecycled Materials
dc.subjectBlack Soldier Fly
dc.subjectOrganic Wastes
dc.titleLow-cost technology for recycling agro-industrial waste into nutrient-rich organic fertilizer using black soldier fly
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
cg.contributor.affiliationKenyatta University
cg.contributor.affiliationBusitema University
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationMakerere University
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.hubCentral Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeNatural Resource Management
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidBEEDIGAMUKAMA:2021
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectFarm Management
cg.iitasubjectIntegrated Soil Fertility Management
cg.iitasubjectNatural Resource Management
cg.journalWaste Management
cg.notesOpen Access Article; Published online: 15 Oct 2020
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2020.09.043
cg.iitaauthor.identifierKomi Fiaboe: 0000-0001-5113-2159
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