Waste is an input
Circular Agriculture
Nothing wasted — leftovers from one activity feed the next.
Development challenge
Rural systems throw away calories and nutrients — post-harvest waste, crop residues, organic municipal waste — that could feed livestock, insects and soils.
HDIC approach
HDIC designs each hub as a closed loop: press-cake feeds animals, insects convert waste to protein, frass returns to soils, biomass becomes clean cooking fuel.
Key interventions
- ◆By-product enterprise development
- ◆Insect protein (BSF) integration
- ◆Biomass briquette production
- ◆Organic fertiliser return flows
Expected outcomes
- ◆Diversified revenue per hub
- ◆Reduced waste and emissions
- ◆Additional smallholder income streams