The paper was designed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC. It is envisaged that the integration of both the energy and agribusiness sectors will foster the emergence of new jobs and support rural and technological development. Important objectives also include a more coherent policy and inter-ministerial coordination.
Namibia
In principle, it focuses on the socio-economic development of the country; Certain issues relevant to the bioeconomy are being decided upon. A bioeconomy strategy doesn’t exist, but the fields of health, agriculture, fisheries, energy and biotechnology are relevant to the bioeconomy.
Mozambique
In 2009, the country adopted its “National Biofuel Policy and Strategy”. A bioeconomy strategy does not exist.
By developing bioenergy, the country should depend less on fossil raw materials and energy security should be enhanced. In addition, it is hoped that industry growth will lead to rising incomes and less poverty. The strategy was designed by the Ministry of Energy.
Mauritius
The main objective of the roadmap on “Ocean Economy” is not related to bioeconomy. The strategic focus is on the marine's potential for fisheries, aquaculture, cosmetics and the pharmaceutical industry.
Mali
The country has three strategies for energy production but no specific bioeconomy or biotechnology strategy. The three energy policy strategies include a national energy policy strategy, a renewable energy strategy and a biofuels strategy. In order to better implement the biofuels strategy, a "National Agency for Bioenergy Development" was set up in 2009. A particular challenge facing the country is the struggle against progressive desertification. The responsible management of Mali’s natural resources is also particularly important.
Kenya
In Kenya, bioeconomy development is strongly related to biotechnology policy. With the “National Biotechnology Development Policy” (2006) the government formulated its vision to transform Kenya into a knowledge-based economy by fostering research, development and the commercialization of modern biotechnological products. A special bioeconomy strategy does not exist. The Biotechnology Strategy was prepared by the Council for Science and Technology, a Kenyan government advisory body.
Low cost production of pheromones
The predators of crop plants, such as the corn borer, are a nuisance for farmers. Where the larvae are at work, hardly a leaf remains. Usually, only pesticides help to control the pest. In the EU project OLEFINE, a European research association, which includes the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP in Stuttgart, hopes to find a sustainable alternative to solve the problem.
New yeast isolated from tree sap
Tree sap contains important ingredients for food or pharmaceutical industry. Besides minerals and nutrients, it is the microorganisms, especially yeasts, that make the sugar-rich sap interesting for biotechnologists. These yeasts produce important enzymes such as lipases, which digest fat, or plant substances such as the carotenoid astaxanthin. Astaxanthin is extracted from the tree yeast Phaffia rhodozyma, for example, and used as an additive in fish feed, which later gives the salmon its distinctive color.