College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Entomology

Feeding the World: Small Organisms, Epic Possibilities

February 4, 2021

• Jennifer Pechal

Researcher Jennifer Pechal is working with farmers in several African countries on a sustainable solution for malnutrition by raising and feeding highly nutritious flies to animals they are raising for market or their own use. The result is a higher protein diet for people who consume this food.

• africa
• black soldier fly
• department of entomology
• food security
• international partners
• international research
• malnutrition
• on-farm research
• women in stem

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