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This is the approach that some farmers in Benin have adopted.<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Deforestation<\/b> and climate change have degraded African land and made it increasingly difficult for small-scale farmers to grow food.<\/p>\n<p>One project in Southern Benin believes that insects could be the answer to some of these environmental challengers.<\/p>\n<p>Agronomist Noe\u0308l Obognon is working with <b>larvae from black soldier fly to produce organic fertiliser.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Using larvae fly cuts the soil\u2019s decomposition process from six months to just 12 days. <b>\u201cThese small larvae, wanting to feed and eat, will start decomposing [the soil], they will eat everything,&#8221;<\/b> Obognon said.<\/p>\n<p>Obognon says this accelerated process allows his team to produce 10 times as much natural compost compared to normal processing.<\/p>\n<p>His company now sells organic fertiliser to over 2,500 clients across Benin, Chad, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, and Niger.<\/p>\n<p>The project has also received support from the United Nations\u2019 International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).<\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cErosion and low levels of organic matter in soils are one of the reasons for low agricultural productivity and therefore poverty among farmers,&#8221;<\/b> said IFAD&#8217;s biodiversity and climate specialist Mahoussi Simone Assocle.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8220;The effects of climate change, such as prolonged droughts and erratic rainfall during agricultural seasons, further complicate the situation,&#8221;<\/b> she added.<\/p>\n<p>Up to 65% of African land is degraded while <b>desertification affects 45% of the continent&#8217;s land<\/b>, according to the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Food security, <b>agricultural transformation and climate resilience<\/b> will be the core issues of the Africa Food Systems Forum Summit held in Dakar this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Eritrea<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. Using insects to help feed Africa&#8217;s population? This is the approach that some farmers in Benin have adopted. Deforestation and climate change have degraded African land and made it increasingly difficult for small-scale farmers to grow food. 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