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Changemaker: Kevin Makere
Country of Implementation: Kenya
The Food Waste Index Report 2021 by UNEP and Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)
indicates that every Kenyan throws away an average of 99 kilograms of food every year, with the country
wasting a total of 5.2 tonnes of food every 12 months. Most of this food waste is dumped in the many
landfills in and around Nairobi. This poses a major threat to the country's food security and is
contributing greatly to the current global climate change crisis. Kevin with support from his friend
George both young devoted farmers living and farming in Nairobi, Kenya are on a mission to make their
community more food secure by making their food system more circular, utilizing food waste as
a resource to make more food. Upcycling food waste that would have otherwise ended up in landfills
into high-value agricultural inputs i.e., Black soldier fly (BSF) larvae for livestock feed and organic manure
(Frass) for growing trees and crops with the help of black soldier flies. And now they seek to empower
other farmers to do the same through training and action. Targeting a total of 100 young farmers and
youth in their community directly, Kevin seeks to share his knowledge and experience in BSF farming
and a circular food production system.
