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Globally, 3.2 billion tons of food are wasted every year. This amounts to US$1 trillion dollars of wasted or lost food. Food waste generates 3.3 billions tons of carbon dioxide, which accelerates global climate change and Up to 10% of global greenhouse gases comes from food that is produced, but not eaten. Currently, 1.3 billion tons of organic waste is created in urban centers but less than 2% of it is captured and re-used again. Discarded produce, byproducts and sewage are all full of nutrients that could be harnessed, and also create useful biomaterials. Nigeria is ranked 96 out of 113 on the Global Food Security Index (2018). Indications are that food security will worsen as the nation’s population doubles from 201 million today to around 400 million by 2050, and its urbanized population increases to reach approximately 70% by 2050. In addition, over 12% of Nigerians are undernourished. Despite all this, each year, Nigeria loses and wastes 40% of its total food production, equal to 31% of its total land use and producing 5% of the country’s GHG emissions. Reducing food loss and waste is critical to eradicating food insecurity and addressing climate change. Could something be done with this waste? IDOTI has develop an innovative waste-to-value chain using climate smart innovation to tackle global issues such as waste management, demand for protein, climate smart energy demand and environmental conservation by leveraging on bio-waste treatment, an attractive treatment option that offers a solution for waste management while also providing a protein source to help alleviate the rising global demand for animal feed using Black Soldier Fly (BSF) technology.