Project photos: Fuhrmann
Adrian Fuhrmann, ETH Zürich: Winner of SFIAR Master Thesis Award 2022
Influence of residues from black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) rearing on the plant-associated microbiome

Fruit waste from a juice factory being ground in smaller particles for bioconversion by black soldier flies(© Mélanie Surchat, RUNRES PhD Student)

Black soldier fly larvae feeding on organic waste thereby producing valuable soil amendments (frass) and protein-rich animal feed(© Mélanie Surchat, RUNRES PhD Student)

Local workers preparing compost piles at the COPED waste treatment facility in Kamonyi Rwanda (© Mélanie Surchat, RUNRES PhD Student)

Soil amendments are applied on cassava and bean fields (© Mélanie Surchat, RUNRES PhD Student)

RUNRES team visiting Maggot Farm Ltd., Kamonyi, Rwanda, Fall 2021

Adrian Fuhrmann