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| CITIZEN PLANET | Kwale women turn food waste into climate solution

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    JEFF: Every day, tonnes of leftover food from homes, hotels, and markets end up in dumpsites, where they rot and release methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide. OLIVE: But in Kenya's coastal county of Kwale, a group of women is turning that challenge into an opportunity. By harnessing the remarkable life cycle of the Black Soldier Fly, they are converting organic waste into high-protein animal feed, organic fertilizer, and a sustainable solution to climate change. JEFF: Lawrence Ng'ang'a brings us this week's edition of Citizen Planet.