Meet Dr. Allan Mweke, a national co-convener in Kenya for SIANI’s expert group on agrobiologicals. The aim of the group is to amplify the use and production of agrobiologicals (like biobased fertilisers and pest-control products) in East Africa, but Allan Mweke believes the approach could spread beyond the region.
SIANI’s East African Agrobiologicals expert group is coordinated by Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Africa and is active in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. Each country has its own co-conveners, in Kenya, it is Professor Cecilia Onyango from the University of Nairobi and Dr. Allan Mweke from Mount Kenya University.
The SIANI expert group aims to bring together stakeholders across countries for a dialogue on agrobiologicals. Before the end of the project period, they also plan to push for policy changes to boost the production and use of agrobiologicals in East Africa.
This interview was originally posted by SIANI