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New programme targets tannery waste

17/03/2011
A new programme that provides grants to bioscientists working to improve food production and environmental management in eastern Africa has been launched at the Nairobi headquarters of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).

The newly established Bioresources Innovation Network for Eastern Africa Development (Bio-Innovate) programme—the first of its kind in Africa—has improving waste management from leather production and slaughterhouse activities as one of its stated objectives.

The five-year programme is funded by a $12 million grant from the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) and will be implemented in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.

"Bio-Innovate is working at the heart of one of the region's greatest challenges—that of providing enough food in the face of climate change, diversifying crops and addressing productivity constraints that are threatening the livelihoods of millions," said Carlos Seré, ILRI's director general.


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