Food Science expert urges Africa to dismantle innovation regulatory barriers to unlock bioeconomy potential
Professor Ruth Oniang'o has called on African governments to streamline regulatory frameworks to better support the continent's bioeconomy. She argues that excessive bureaucracy is hindering innovation and delaying the commercialization of essential products like medicines and fertilizers.
Why it matters
Regulatory reform is seen as a critical step for African nations to foster economic growth and technological self-sufficiency in the bio-science sector.
Listen Oniang'o urged governments, lawmakers and regulatory agencies across the continent to harmonize rules and streamline approval processes, noting that unnecessary bureaucracy is preventing promising innovations from reaching the market/CFM NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 25 — Renowned food scientist and rural development expert Professor Ruth Oniang’o has called on African governments to overhaul regulatory systems that she says are slowing innovation, delaying commercialization of new products and denying the continent much-needed jobs and investment.
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