East Africa wants to be the world s insect protein hub Quartz 2 hrs ago Eve Driver © Provided by Quartz Talash Hujibers firm InsectiPro is one of a few hoping to position East Africa as a successful hub for insect protein.
A farm for maggots? It’s a tough sell for some. But not for Talash Hujibers, who decided to try her hand at insect farming when she saw the smattering of insect-protein companies popping up around Europe while at school there.
Hujibers grew up on a farm near Nairobi. After studying agribusiness in the Netherlands, she came home and dove headfirst into a swarm of flies, food waste, and fundraising on a mission to produce enough animal feed to replace soy and fishmeal as both grow increasingly unsustainable.
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