International Women’s Day takes place annually on 8 March. This year’s campaign, #EachForEqual, draws attention to the difference an individual can make in society. At BioInnovate Africa, women are actively promoting bioeconomy. Bioeconomy, in simple terms, is the use of scientific knowledge to add economic and social value to biological resources, whether in food production, biowaste conversion, industrial processing or environmental preservation.
Today, as the world celebrates International Women’s Day, we take the opportunity to highlight women in BioInnovate Africa who are at the forefront of promoting bioeconomy in eastern Africa. These women lead BioInnovate Africa supported regional innovation projects that foster a bioeconomy in the eastern African countries of Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
