Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania

(AgroVal) Sustainable valorisation of agro-industrial residues through integration of food, bioproducts and bio-energy production

Research project In the equatorial East African region (EA) including Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia, agriculture accounts for 80%, with coffee and sisal as the most important crops with 600 kiloton coffee and 100 kiloton sisal ropes produced annually. The related crop ... First year report The main objective of AgroVal project is the development of new platform technologies for circular bioeconomy strengthening, while contributing to capacity building in East Africa. More specifically, the agricultural residues of ...

Period: 2022-03-1 to 2026-05-31 Countries: Kenya Tanzania Lead institution: Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark Partner institutions: Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania Pwani University, Kenya Project code: 21-07-DTU Total grant: 11,998,331 DKK

Green Resources Innovations For Livelihood Improvement

Research project The proposed collaborative project titled “Green Resources Innovations for Livelihood Improvement (GRILI)’ will be carried out in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania and Manyara region where Synadenium glaucescens, and Commiphora swynnertonii are f ... Midterm report Five PhD students icluding one female are recruted in the project. Zaituni Msengwa (female), Frank Rwegoshora, David Credo, Christopher Mwankuna and Eziacka Mpelangwa are writting their thesis and manuscripts, and ambitious to compl ...

Period: 2018-01-1 to 2023-12-31 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania Partner institutions: Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organization (TIRDO), Tanzania Mzumbe University (MU), Tanzania Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), Tanzania National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania Project code: 18-03-TAN Total grant: 9,989,850 DKK

New Partnerships for Sustainability (NEPSUS)

Research project New and more complex partnerships are emerging to address the sustainability of natural resource use in developing countries. These partnerships variously link donors, governments, community-based organizations, NGOs, business, certification agencies ...

Period: 2016-04-1 to 2022-03-31 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Denmark Partner institutions: University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa University of Dodoma (UDOM), Tanzania Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Kenya Roskilde University (RUC), Denmark University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania Project code: 16-01-CBS Total grant: 9,992,181 DKK

Innovations and Markets for Lake Victoria Fisheries (IMLAF)

Research project The proposed project titled “Innovations and Markets for Lake Victoria Fisheries” (IMLAF) will be carried out in the Lake Victoria basin of Tanzania. Its main objective is to catalyze socio-economic growth through expansion of markets for Nile perch ... Project Completion Report: 1. The project findings demonstrated existence of high level of Income inequalities between processors and traders; imperfect competitive market dominated by those who can afford the investment and operational capital; ...

Period: 2015-01-1 to 2020-03-31 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania Partner institutions: Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania National Fish Quality Control Laboratory (NFQCL), Tanzania Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI), Tanzania University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark Project code: 14-P01-TAN Total grant: 9,829,998 DKK