Bionutrient Circularity in Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya

⭐ Eli Newell ‘24: Laidlaw Scholar at Cornell University
📍 Field Location: Kisumu, Kenya

As a Laidlaw Scholar, Eli worked to advance a circular bionutrient economy in Kisumu, Kenya. His research team focused on managing nutrient flows from land to the lake, especially through sewage and other wastes. They studied pathways to valorize these waste streams by transforming them for agricultural use in fertilizers and feeds. This video covers experiments on soil amendments and soilless horticultural media in Kisumu and Kitale, and preliminary work on poultry value chain analysis and formulating feeds from black soldier fly larvae fed on organic wastes.

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