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The
BIO-EARN Programme (2006-09) has developed an Innovation
Fund,
focusing
on R4D, innovation and product development partnerships
targeted to Eastern African needs and conditions.
The Innovation
Fund
will be instrumental in supporting the much needed
technology transfer entrepreneurship and business
development skills in the public sector, and the
movement of interesting and promising technologies from
the laboratory to the market.
BIO-EARN
Programme (2006-09) will operate four Innovation Fund
Projects.
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Enhanced
tissue culture plants for eastern Africa
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Harnessing
the commercial potential of the indigenous malted and
fermented cereal products
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Transfer
of constructed wetlands technology for decentralised
wastewater treatment
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Enset
agro processing: pilot scale production of starch for
industrial and food application
It
is anticipated that the Innovation Fund will further
strengthen the ability of BIO-EARN network partners to
build functional linkages, and technology diffusion
pathways for disseminating strategic technologies/
products generated within the BIO-EARN research
consortia.
In
addition to the four Innovation Fund projects, the BIO-EARN Programme will operate four Research for Development (R4D) projects and one
Policy project.
Go
to BIO-EARN
Projects
Background
information
The Innovation
Fund Proposal
(80KB PDF file) provides detailed background information
on the genesis of the Innovation Fund.
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