BIO-EARN Links

Addis Ababa University Website: http://www.aau.edu.et/	Addis Ababa University, the oldest institution of higher education in Ethiopia, is engaged in a mission to enlarge the nation's capacity in higher education and undertaking measures to foster swift growth in programs of graduate studies and research.
AATF Website: http://www.aatf-africa.org/	The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) is an African public-private partnership, led by Africans and designed to respond to the needs of resource-poor farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Its mission is food security and poverty reduction, and its structure and operations will draw upon the best practices and resources of both the public and private sectors.
ABSF Website: http://www.absfafrica.org	The African Biotechnology Stakeholders Forum (ABSF) aims to create an enabling environment in which Africa can participate and benefit from biotechnology in a responsible and sustainable manner. The association, through the dissemination of information, aims to enhance the understanding and awareness of all aspects of Biotechnology including Bio-safety and Intellectual Property Rights.
ACGT Website: http://www.acgt.co.za	The African Centre for Gene Technologies (ACGT), a national centre of expertise in 3rd generation biotechnology, is an initiative established by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the University of Pretoria under the Southern Education & Research Alliance (SERA) banner, with increasing involvement by other organizations, to create a world-class platform in gene technologies, with particular focus on gene and genome analysis and applications thereof.
ASARECA Website: http://www.asareca.org	The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) is a non-political organization of the National Agricultural Research Institutes (NARIs) of ten countries: Burundi, D. R. Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. It aims at increasing the efficiency of agricultural research in the region so as to facilitate economic growth, food security and export competitiveness through productive and sustainable agriculture.
AMCOST Website: http://www.nepadst.org	The African Ministerial Council on Science and Technology (AMCOST) was established in 2003 under the auspices of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and the African Union (AU). It is a high-level platform for developing policies and setting priorities on science, technology and innovation for African development. A high-level African Panel on Biotechnology (APB) has also been established to facilitate open and informed regional multi-stakeholder dialogue on issues associated with or raised by rapid developments in modern biotechnology.
BecA Website: http://www.biosciencesafrica.org	Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA) is the first of four regional networks of centres of excellence in biosciences supported by the New Partnership for Africa's development (NEPAD). BecA consists of a Hub that will provide a common biosciences research platform, research-related services and capacity build and training opportunities, a network of regional nodes and other participating laboratories distributed throughout eastern and central Africa for the conduct of research on priority problems affecting Africa's development. BecA is being established amongst a group of cooperation institutions that agree to make their facilities available for regional use.
Doyle Foundation Website: http://www.doylefoundation.org	The Doyle Foundation is a Scottish-based charity providing advocacy and support for the role of science in international development, with special emphasis on the safe applications of modern biotechnology.
Economic Development Policy and Research Department, Uganda Website: http://www.finance.go.ug	The Economic Development Policy and Research Department, a Department of the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of the Government of Uganda, is responsible for formulating national priorities and programmes for poverty eradication, formulating private sector development and competitiveness strategies, undertaking policy research on persistence of poverty in some regions of the country, and building institutional and national capacities in policy formulation and evaluation for sustained economic growth and poverty reduction.
Ethiopian Science and Technology Agency Website: http://www.estc.gov.et/	The Ethiopian Science and Technology Agency (ESTA) is a governmental institution accountable to the Ministry of Capacity Building of Ethiopia (MoCB). The highest policy body of ESTA is the National Science and Technology Council. The objectives of the Agency are to enhance science and technology and initiate, organize and encourage research and development activities that enable the realization of the country’s socio-economic development objectives.
ICIPE Website: http://www.icipe.org	The International Centre of Insect Physiology & Ecology (ICIPE) is a unique inter-governmental research organisation which specialises in research and development into arthropod-based issues which impact on the economics and welfare of tropical developing countries.
ILRI Website: http://www.ilri.org	The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works in partnerships to improve the well-being of people in developing countries by enhancing the diverse and essential contributions livestock make to smallholder farming. ILRI research products are helping to solve the severe problems that hold back sustainable food production and economic development in the tropics.
IUCEA Website: http://www.iucea.org	The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) is a regional inter-governmental organization established in 1980 by the three East African Partner States (Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) with the aim of facilitating contact between the universities of East Africa, providing a forum for discussion on a wide range of academic and other matters relating to higher education, and helping maintain high and comparable academic standards. The IUCEA exists to facilitate, coordinate and promote sustainable and competitive development of universities in the region by responding to the challenges facing higher education, and helping universities to contribute to meeting national and regional development needs through its various activities.
Jomo Kenyatta University Website: http://www.jkuat.ac.ke	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology's (JKUAT) mission is to be a leading University in Training, Research and Innovation in the fields of Agriculture, Engineering , Applied Sciences, Technology, and Enterprise Development to suit the needs of a dynamic world. Currently, the University has three faculties - Agriculture, Engineering, Science.
KARI Website: http://www.kari.org	The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) is a premier national institution bringing together research programmes in food crops, horticultural and industrial crops, livestock and range management, land and water management, and socio-economics. KARI promotes sound agricultural research, technology generation and dissemination to ensure food security through improved productivity and environmental conservation.
Makerere University Website: http://www.mak.ac.ug/	Makerere University is Uganda's premier institution of higher learning. The University's mission is to provide quality teaching, carry out research and offer professional services to meet the changing needs of society by utilizing world-wide and internally generated human resources, information and technology to enhance the University’s leading position in Uganda and beyond.
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Tanzania Website: http://www.msthe.go.tz/	The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MHEST) is responsible for science and technology policy and programmes; acquisition and application of technology; development of local expertise in science and technology; dissemination of research findings regarding the development of science and technology; higher and technical Education policies (Universities, Technology Institutes and Technical Colleges) and international organization i.e. UNESCO.
National Council for Science and Technology, Kenya Website: http://www.ncst.go.ke	The National Council for Science and Technology (NCST) is a statutory institute of the Government of Kenya. NCST is the national focal point for science and technology policies. It advises Government on all aspects of science and technology including their application to national development.
NEPAD Website: http://www.nepad.org	The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), is an African initiative to achieve sustainable growth and development on the continent. A group of progressive African leaders presented the initiative at the G8 Summit in Genoa, Italy, in July 2001. NEPAD has since won the endorsement of almost every country in Africa. Its leaders are holding themselves accountable for achieving NEPAD’s goals and invite the world to join them as equal partners in realising their plan.
PBS Website: http://www.ifpri.org	The Program for Biosafety Systems (PBS) assists developing countries to enhance biosafety policy, research, and capacity. PBS is run by a consortium of professionals and institutions with an unmatched level of knowledge in biosafety program and policy development in developing countries. The program will work initially with East and West Africa, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and the Philippines, and is likely to expand to other countries and regions in the future.
SAREC Website: http://www.sida.se	The Department for Research Cooperation (SAREC) is Sida's sector department for support to partner country research and research of importance for the development of these countries. Support is provided for research councils, universities and research institutions, for regional research networks and for international research programmes. The department also supports Swedish research activities relevant to developing countries.
Sida Website: http://www.sida.se	The Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is a government agency under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sida's goal is to contribute to making it possible for poor people to improve their living conditions. Sida works independently within the framework laid down by the Swedish Parliament and Government, which stipulate the budgets, the countries that will be included in Swedish development cooperation, and the focus of cooperation. One important point of departure is that each partner country is responsible for its own development. Sida's mission is to create opportunities for change and development.
SEI Website: http://www.sei.se/	The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) is a non-profit, independent research institute and think-tank specialising in sustainable development and environmental issues. It works at multiple levels - global, national, regional and local - and accords particular attention to cross-scale problems and interactions. SEI has provided international leadership on varied issues and currently, working with other institutes and partners, it seeks to pursue the creation of a new sustainability science in support of the creation of a more sustainable world. It aims, through its research programmes and ongoing policy advice, to clarify the requirements, strategies, and policies needed for a global transition to sustainability.
Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture Website: http://www.syngentafoundation.org	The goal of the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture is to improve the livelihoods of poor rural communities through sustainable agriculture, by supporting well-targeted projects, helping to identify and promote good policies, improving access to research and technology, making knowledge and information more available and developing partnerships that increase impact and sustainability.
Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology Commissioner (COSTECH) Website: http://www.costech.or.tz/	The Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) is a parastatal organization with responsibility for coordinating and promoting research and technology development activities in Tanzania. It is the chief advisor to the Government on all matters pertaining to science and technology and their application to socio-economic development in Tanzania.
UNCST Website: http://www.uncst.go.ug	The Uganda National Council for Science & Technology's (UNCST) mandate is to develop and implement strategies for integration of science and technology in the national development process and to advise government in the formulation of policies that enhance and foster the integration of science and technology Uganda’s national economic and social development.
University of Dar es Salaam Website: http://www.udsm.ac.tz	The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) in Tanzania was born out of a decision taken in 1970, by the East African Authority, to split the then University of East Africa into three independent universities for Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. For purposes of maintaining East African inter-university academic cooperation and communication, an Inter-University Council for East Africa was set up in 1970. The UDSM Council has established an Inter-University Exchange Programme, through which UDSM admits students from other East African countries mainly Kenya and Uganda.
University of Nairobi Website: http://www.uonbi.ac.ke	The University of Nairobi is the oldest in Kenya. Started initially as the Royal Technical College, it has grown through various phases to become a full-fledged University in 1970. Although other universities, both public and private, have emerged in the interceding years the University of Nairobi has remained the biggest in the country. The University has the largest concentration of scholars in the country. It also has a great variety of disciplines within its academic agenda, with full-fledged faculties in the Sciences, Medicine and Engineering and also Law, Commerce, Architecture and also has a number of research institutes in a wide variety of disciplines.