DODOMA, July 3 -- KAGERA Region has adopted modern technologies in harvesting and processing the East African longhorn grasshopper, Ruspolia differens, locally known as senene in a bold move to boosting productivity, enhancing food safety and tapping into both national and international markets.

Addressing journalists in Dodoma on Tuesday, Kagera Regional Commissioner, Fatma Mwassa, said the regional administration has decided to employ technology to boost the business among Kagera region residents.

She noted that the regional administration has invested heavily in modernising senene catching and processing through research and innovation, departing from the traditional method of using corrugated iron sheets for trapping the edible inse...