Kenya harnesses fly larvae's appetite to process food waste

The larvae of black soldier flies are seen in the InsectiPro farm in Red Hill, Kiambu County, Kenya, September 11, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

LIMURU, Kenya (Reuters) - Rotten bananas? Mushy avocados? Pulped oranges? Talash Huijbers wants them all.

The 25-year-old is the founder of Insectipro, a Kenyan farm rearing black soldier fly larvae for animal feed. In the 10 days it takes for them to grow, the larvae need to be fed too - and fruit waste from factories and food markets in the capital Nairobi is just the thing.