All the world loves a larva: the ‘amazing’ maggots at the centre of an agricultural revolution

Black soldier fly larvae turn food waste into valuable protein meal and other byproducts – and Australian producers say the industry is about to take offSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterIn the back streets of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, where children play football on vacant dirt blocks beside apartment blocks, a concrete building stands behind a wobbly corrugated iron fence. It seems an unlikely place for an agricultural revolution.The half-built building is flanked by a 10m-long greenhouse and from it emerges Winnie Wambui. The 24-year-old is an engineering student, business owner and entrepreneur – and her crop is black soldier flies.Sign up to receive Guardian Australia’s fortnightly Rural Network email newsletter Continue reading…