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The
BIO-EARN Programme (2006-09) will operate nine projects, comprising four
research for development (R4D) projects, one policy project and
four innovation fund projects.
The
four R4D projects (Projects
1-4) focus on improved crop
productivity of sorghum, cassava and sweet potato and efficient
treatment of high-strength wastewater and utilization of industrial and agricultural waste
for bio-energy and value-added production. The policy project (Project 5)
aims to
strengthen network institutions’ ability to manage and
develop complex collaborative projects and contribute to an
enabling environment for R4D, technology adaptation and
diffusion. This project will also assist the eastern
Africa region to pool skills, craft policies and develop
strategies for the development of a sustainable bio-resource
economy.
RESEARCH
PROJECTS:
Project
1: Developing technologies to ameliorate biotic
& abiotic stresses in sorghum
Project
2: Towards sustainable cassava
& sweet potato production
Project
3: Development of efficient technologies for sustainable
treatment of high strength wastewater in eastern Africa
Project
4: Development of improved technologies to utilise
industrial and agricultural waste for bio-energy and
value-added chemical production
POLICY
PROJECT: Project
5: Enhancing product development opportunities and
policies
INNOVATION FUND PROJECTS:
IF1:
Enhanced
tissue culture plants for eastern Africa
IF2:
Harnessing
the commercial potential of the indigenous malted and
fermented cereal products
IF3:
Transfer
of constructed wetlands technology for decentralised
wastewater treatment
IF4:
Enset
agro processing: pilot scale production of starch for
industrial and food application
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