CHAIRMAN LARMAT PARTICIPATES IN THE HIGH-LEVEL POLICY DIALOGUE ON BIOECONOMY FOR BURUNDI AND EAST AFRICA

The East African Community in collaboration with partners Stockholm Environmental Institute, Bioinnovate Africa, among others, have combined efforts to develop policies to support bioeconomy for Africa. The policy dialogue, titled "National Bioeconomy Strategies: Paving the Future Growth Path for East Africa" is a collaborative effort between BioInnovate Africa/ International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), the East African Science and Technology Commission, the Stockholm Environment Institute – Africa Centre, and the Ministry of National Education and Scientific Research, Republic of Burundi. The high-level policy dialogue on bioeconomy was held on 17th October 2023 in Bujumbura, Burundi, and coincided with the project inception workshop for the project “Rhizobia-Mycorrhizae-Based Bio-Fertilizer for Improved East African Smallholder’s Farmers’ Livelihood” The project is supported by Bioinovate Africa and Prof. Richard Onwonga, Chairman ( LARMAT),  University of Nairobi  and  Co-PI to the project. The Occasion also provided a perfect opportunity for the official launch of the project by the Bioinnovate Programme Advisory Committee team.