Welcome!
Nutrifarm is a start-up established in 2019 to produce an innovative, research-based, and industrial protein ingredient from crickets to fight hunger and reduce malnutrition in infants.
Vision
To produce high-quality food for our families and improve the nutrition and livelihood of our ingredients users to 100% by 2030.
Mission
To fight hunger and reduce malnutrition in infants from 38 to 0 % and provide the most cost-friendly specialties to everyone.
Rwanda Cricket Farming Project
Partnership
Academia, Research, and Industry Collaboration by RAB (Research), Nutrifarm Ltd (Industry), and Insectipro Ltd (Regional Collaborator).
Problem
High malnutrition in infants and Lack (and high cost) of protein source in commercial food.
Solution
Cricket powder is a safe energy booster, highly nutritious, healthy, sustainable, and cost-effiecient protein source mostly preferred than meat, fish, and eggs. Production of cricket flour is climate friendly and requires less resources compared to livestock farming.
Technology
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), Biosecurity, High Safety, AI, and Machinery engineering.
Deriverables
300Kg cricket powder by June 2025, High quality cricket protein 69%, Research Scale Cricket Farm with medium Climate Adaptation, and Research Findings.
Beneficiaries
Malnourished infants,Athletes, Body Builders, Sportsmen, Patients with Nutritional Deficiencies, and all people (and ages).
Market
Food Manufactures, Hotels/Restaurants, Bakers, Families, Officers, Individuals who need to boost their energy sources and immunity.
Methodology
Idea, Prototype, Research-scale, Commercialization, and Industry using mentorship and implementation of a research projects to transform research and innovation into commercial solution.
Impact
Improved nutrition and livelihood of beneficiaries. Supplied high quality ingredients to the market (users). Job creation and gender inclusion.Contribution to socio-economic development through a joint solution from research and industry collaboration.
Sustainability
Nutrifarm applies vertical farming, require less resources, adapts to high-technology and AI inclusion. High demand of protein due to global increased demographic population.
Communication
Publication, Social Media, TV Ads, workshops, seminars, meetings, joint ventures, online platform, product available to main retailers.
Budget
5 Million RWF for prototyping (RIC 2019 funded by NCST) and 50 Million RWF for Research-scale and Commercialisation (NRIF funded by ACTS and NCST).
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