Adoption potential of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.), Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae composting technology among smallholder farmers in Greater Ahafo-Ano, Ashanti region of Ghana

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationBiotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Ghanaen_US
cg.contributor.donorTransforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africaen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeWest and Central African Food Systems Transformationen_US
cg.coverage.countryGhanaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GHen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierTahirou Abdoulaye: 0000-0002-8072-1363en_US
cg.creator.identifierRobert Asiedu: 0000-0001-8943-2376en_US
cg.creator.identifierRousseau Djouaka: 0000-0003-4772-0753en_US
cg.creator.identifierGerald Atampure: 0000-0001-9595-9879en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.grets.2024.100112en_US
cg.identifier.iitathemeBIOTECH & PLANT BREEDINGen_US
cg.identifier.iitathemeSOCIAL SCIENCE & AGRICUSINESSen_US
cg.issn2949-7361en_US
cg.issue3: 100112en_US
cg.journalGreen Technologies and Sustainabilityen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformationen_US
cg.subject.iitaAGRIBUSINESSen_US
cg.subject.iitaFOOD SECURITYen_US
cg.subject.iitaSMALLHOLDER FARMERSen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.impactPlatformNutrition, Health and Food Securityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.volume2en_US
dc.contributor.authorDzepe, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOsae, M.Y.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAsabre, J.O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTwumasi, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOfori, E.S.K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAtampugre, G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAbdoulaye, T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAsiedu, R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDjouaka, R.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-12T08:57:50Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-08-12T08:57:50Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/151635en_US
dc.titleAdoption potential of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.), Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae composting technology among smallholder farmers in Greater Ahafo-Ano, Ashanti region of Ghanaen_US
dcterms.abstractAs the world’s population increases, the growing demand for food intensifies the generation of agricultural waste, leading to several environmental issues. Intensive research indicates black soldier fly (BSF) larvae Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus, 1758) as efficient converters of organic waste into nutrient-rich biomass suitable for animal feed. Using a structured questionnaire and volunteer farmers (N = 595), we investigated the potential for adoption of BSF larvae composting technology for sustainable agricultural waste management in Greater Ahafo-Ano. Almost all surveyed farmers declared they generated a significant amount of biowaste on their farms and were willing to learn how to use the BSF-based technology to transform it into value-added products. The waste generated was mainly disposed of in pits at Ahafo-Ano South-East (56.2%), by composting at Ahafo-Ano South-West (34.9%) and by sale at Ahafo-Ano North (34.4%). Across the three districts, awareness of the BSF was very low – 14.5% in Ahafo-Ano South-East, 14.1% in Ahafo-Ano South-West and 0.5% in Ahafo-Ano North. However, high acceptance of the technology was recorded. It was found that about 8% of farmers surveyed in Ahafo-Ano South-East had already tried BSF farming on a small scale. Indicating this district as a good entry point to introduce the technology into Greater Ahafo-Ano.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2024-07-17en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDzepe, D., Osae, M.Y., Asabre, J.O., Twumasi, A., Ofori, E.S.K., Atampugre, G., ... & Djouaka, R. (2024). Adoption potential of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.), Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae composting technology among smallholder farmers in Greater Ahafo-Ano, Ashanti region of Ghana. Green Technologies and Sustainability, 2(3):100112, 1-9.en_US
dcterms.descriptionOpen Access Articleen_US
dcterms.extent1-9en_US
dcterms.issued2024-09en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherElsevieren_US
dcterms.subjectanimal feedingen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectorganic fertilizersen_US
dcterms.subjectwaste managementen_US
dcterms.subjectsmallholder farmersen_US
dcterms.subjectghanaen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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