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Welcome to "The Blue Economy", the current report to the Club of Rome. The report itself – being published as a book as we speak – gives an overview as to how business can work without producing waste – in fact, increasing value and generating up to 100 million jobs over the coming decade. The 100 innovations presented are not theory, they are real, implemented by an increasing number of companies every day. Together with numerous leading economic newspapers around the world, we would like to present you with more insights to these 100 innovations every week. On the website http://www.community.blueeconomy.de you will also find scientific publications as well as the possibility to chat, blog, discuss with other interested parties – and who knows, become a "blue entrepreneur" yourself?
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Maggots: Nature's nurses

Have you ever wondered why there are flies? The Nigerian priest Godfrey Nzamujo un-derstood that they eat rotting left-overs, when food is rich they quickly lay eggs and be-fore long maggots proliferate. Maggots are rich in protein and a favorite of fish and birds. Father Nzamujo created a special zone at the Songhai Center in Porto Novo, Benin where all slaughter waste is offered to flies. Maggots fed to fish and quails, cutting costs generating food.

The British scientist Stephen Brittland studied the age-old successful tradition to treat open wounds with maggots and offered it solid science – he established Advanced Gel Technologies in Bradford by Leeds. The US and British governments have approved wound treatment by maggots, but costs remain high. However, when Father Nzamujos maggots are made to vomit by simply throwing them into salt water, then enzymes can be collected, purified and sterilized at a fraction of the cost.   Read more...

posted by TheBlueEconomy on 12/4/2010 7:24 uur | COMMENTS (32)