BioInnovate Africa (BA) is a regional innovation-driven initiative stimulating a bioeconomy in Eastern Africa.
The initiative is supported by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and implemented as a Programme of the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe).
It operates in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda (and also collaborates with partners in South Sudan). The initiative assists these Eastern Africa countries to build sustainable bioeconomies based on revolutionary advances in bioscience and engineering, thereby diversifying sources of growth for the region’s population.
BioInnovate Africa is supporting 20 projects involving 300 scientists, business leaders, and policy makers in 100 organisations in the six participating countries. These actors work collaboratively on diverse products and processes that include: healthy foods, industrial enzymes, biopesticides, biofertilizers, insect-based proteins, phytochemicals, and bioeconomy strategies, creating opportunities for rural and urban communities.