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Bio-KE @Bio_KE1

National Bioeconomy Educational and Policy Framework in Kenya (Bio-KE)

Joined August 2025
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This Madaraka Day, Bio-Ke celebrates Kenya’s enduring spirit of self-determination and the immense potential of the bioeconomy to power sustainable growth, drive innovation, and create shared prosperity for present and future generations.
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21 May 2026: Productive engagements during the Bio-KE Work Package 3 (WP3) meeting at Egerton University.
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The visit to CoELIB further reinforced the importance of linking academic curriculum development with innovation ecosystems, research, and real-world application.
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Such exchanges are essential to building responsive higher education systems that equip learners with the competencies needed to drive Kenya’s growing bioeconomy.
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Issue Two of the BioConnect Newsletter is out. This edition looks at how Bio-KE is shaping Kenya’s bioeconomy through ideas already taking root, within universities, in communities, and through partnerships that are making a real difference.
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You’ll also find insights from the Bioeconomy Curriculum Needs Assessment across three Kenyan universities, and a chance to reflect on where you might fit into this growing space. Explore: bio-ke.org/bio-ke-newsletter…
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Easter inspires fresh beginnings and transformation. In the same spirit, BIO-KE is advancing the bioeconomy through innovation, turning natural resources into sustainable opportunities for growth and impact. Wishing you a season of renewal and progress. 🌱
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Prof. Alexander Kahi (Department of Animal Science, Egerton University and Director-CoELIB) welcomed a delegation from the National Bioeconomy Education and Policy Framework in Kenya (Bio-KE) project for a session focused on
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enhance agricultural productivity, and drive sustainable development.
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As a Bio-KE partner, CoELIB - Egerton University remains strategically positioned to advance Kenya’s sustainable development agenda through evidence-based innovation, environmental stewardship, and multi-stakeholder capacity building aimed at long-term resilience.
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Prof. Thomas Rewe, Project Coordinator (Bio-KE), shares an overview of the project and its desired outcomes at the ongoing institutional capacity-building workshop on developing a bioeconomy education framework and strengthening higher education curriculum development capacity.
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The two-day workshop hosted by CoELIB, Egerton University, is focused on mapping practical pathways for institutional capacity strengthening, empowering universities and government agencies to design and sustain impactful change.
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“We are not just developing a framework; we are strengthening the capacity of our higher education institutions to lead in bioeconomy training, research, and policy support.”
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We appreciate Citizen Digital for taking the time to highlight the work of the Bio-KE Project. Their recent story captures how, working closely with partners, Bio-KE is advancing the bioeconomy. citizen.digital/article/keny…
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Underway (23rd February 2026): Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak, Principal Secretary for the State Department of Science, Research and Innovation, delivering the keynote address at the Bio-KE Project Advisory Board Meeting at NACOSTI Plaza, Nairobi.
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The meeting hosted by the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) and convened by the Bio-KE Project Secretariat seeks to strengthen strategic alignment and collaborative effort around bioeconomy higher education reform and policy coherence.
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Discussions also focus on aligning Bio-KE with Kenya’s National Bioeconomy Strategy, promoting policy skills development and fostering living labs and bio-entrepreneurship ecosystems.
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