BioInovate Africa is a regional platform supported by Sida for collaboration in bioscience research and innovation that
contributes to Africa’s growth and sustainable development.

BioInovate Africa supports multidisciplinary teams of scientists, researchers, innovators and entreprenuers to develop and pilot innovative and economically viable biobased technologies, products, and services.

BioInovate Africa also engages with policy makers to evaluate relevant policy options to promote bioscience innovations in eastern Africa.

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The Seed Enterprise Management Institute (SEMIs) is a collaborative capacity building and food security initiative between the University of Nairobi, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Iowa State University (ISU), International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services (KEPHIS), private and public Institutions in the seed sector and independent consultants.

Congratulations to our own, Etta Madete for being accepted into the Aspen New Voices Fellowship 2020. Etta is a human-centered design architect at BuildX Studio, believing that communities must be at the heart of building and design. She joins 24 other leaders from Africa, Asia, and Latin America who work on the frontlines of global development and health issues, from food security, to climate change, to sexual and reproductive health and rights. #AspenNewVoices

Recent scholarship has focused attention on the challenges of heritage conservation in the twentyfirst century; urging the field to come to terms with globalisation and rapid urbanisation. A global dispute to include social values, cultural practices, economic pressures and intangible elements has culminated in the approval in 2011 of the UNESCO Recommendation on Historic Urban Landscapes. Following such recommendations, there is a call to complement and update the existing structures in Historic Swahili urban landscapes.

Ms Peninah Mutonga, an architect with city firm ArchiDatum, told the Nation that the process of approving buildings is so stringent that were it followed properly, Nairobi would have been able to protect its waterways from the beginning.

“An architect submits a proposal to the Nairobi City Council, ensuring that it meets the building code, planning guidelines and zonal guidelines. The council puts together a team comprising of planning officers and officials from the health inspectorate and development control to review the proposal and OK it,” she said.