Ethiopia
Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda
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BIO-EARN
Programme
Synopsis
The
principal objective of the Sida supported programme is
to build national capacity and competence in
biotechnology, biosafety and biotechnology policy
development in the region. Participating institutions in
Ethiopia, Kenya,
Tanzania
and Uganda receive support through a regional network.
BIO-EARN
Objectives
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Enable
the countries in the region to develop
biotechnologies and policies according to their own
needs, abilities and opportunities;
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Promote
collaboration in biotechnology, biosafety and
biotechnology policy development to address key
challenges and opportunities in the region;
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Foster
communication between scientists, policy makers,
biosafety regulatory officials and private sector,
nationally and regionally.
BIO-EARN
Programme's Vision,
Mission and Strategic Goal
The focus of the BIO-EARN Programme (2006-09) has
shifted from human and infrastructure capacity building
to research and policy collaboration. The Programme
vision, mission and strategic goal were reformulated as
follows:
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Vision:
to develop into a network of excellence that will
contribute to improved food security, sustainable
environment management and industrial production and
improve livelihoods in
Eastern Africa
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Mission:
to build biotechnology capacity in
Ethiopia
, Kenya
, Tanzania
and Uganda
through collaborative research, policy advocacy and
outreach.
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Strategic
goal:
to generate biotechnologies in Agriculture,
Environment and Industry and strengthen regional
capacities to foster the safe application of
biotechnology to promote development of
Eastern Africa
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Outcomes
Approach
The programme takes an outcomes approach that uses
strategic Research for Development (R4D), training and
policy support to:
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Mobilise
science and technology towards solutions and
guarantee relevance;
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Develop
multi-sectoral partnerships that support product
development;
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Harness
knowledge from local or global research efforts
built on proof of concept to support development
processes and practices.
BIO-EARN
focuses on research and capacity building in three key
areas:
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Agricultural
Biotechnology
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Industrial
and Environmental Biotechnology
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Biosafety
Research and Capacity Building
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