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CiBiS: a Platform for healthy regions
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Research & Development
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Black Soldier Fly
Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) can be used as a high-quality nutrient source for poultry, fish, pets, exotics, and swine in various forms. Harnessing the power of the fly will help us feed the animals that will ultimately feed our rapidly growing population. Additionally, because BSFL are fed pre-consumer food manufacturing leftovers and by-products, we have the potential to significantly contribute to efforts that keep food waste out of landfills, reclaiming those nutrients so they can successfully enter into the food chain.
Biofuels
Biofuel is a fuel that is produced over a short time span from biomass, rather than by the very slow natural processes involved in the formation of fossil fuels, such as oil. Since biomass can be used as a fuel directly (e.g. wood logs), some people use the words biomass and biofuel interchangeably.
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Bioenergy is a form of renewable energy that is derived from recently living organic materials known as biomass, which can be used to produce transportation fuels, heat, electricity, and products. CiBiS
is researching and promoting the use of local biomass to produce sustainable biofuels for different applications.
Workshops
According to many studies, farmers in developing countries can lose between 30% and 40% of the value of their fruits, vegetables and grains before they reach the final consumer. These losses are observed during harvest and post-harvest activities such as packing, storage and transportation. Post-harvest quantitative loss up to 15% in the field, 13–20% during processing, and 15–25% during storage have been estimated. Loss during food storage is one of the main contributors to total post-harvest losses. Effective post-harvest storage technologies could significantly contribute toward reducing overall food losses for smallholder farmers and have an immediate and significant impact on their livelihoods. CiBiS is developing storage systems which can minimize grain storage losses for smallholder farmers.
Advisory Board
Amit Timilsina
National Agricultual Environment Research Centre Ph D
Birendra Bahadur Rana
Ram Bahadur Khadka
MS, Agriculture - Plant Pathology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Prabhat Khanal
Aquaculture (FBA), Nord University, Norway
Ajay Shah
Ph.D., Iowa State University, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Basistha Acharya
Regional Agriculture Research Station
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Tiny Insects with Big Nutrition
EnviroProducts are all natural, locally sourced black solider fly larvae (BSFL), grown and processed in the USA. They are highly palatable, nutritious and require far fewer resources to grow than traditional protein.