Maggot farming is transforming agriculture in Zimbabwe, offering a sustainable, cost-effective solution to food security and environmental challenges. In the rural community of Nyangambe, farmers like ...

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NYANGAMBE, Zimbabwe (AP) — At first, the suggestion to try farming maggots spooked Mari Choumumba and other farmers in Nyangambe, a region in southeastern Zimbabwe where drought wiped out the staple ...

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But maggot farming reduces production costs by about 40%, he said. The maggots are offspring of the black soldier fly, which originates in tropical South America. Unlike the house fly, it is not known ...