Evolving Industrial Biotechnology in Developing Countries By Courtie Mahamadi

Product details

Publisher ‏: Daya Publishing House
Author : Courtie Mahamadi, Godwing Ogbadu, Lucy Ogbadu
Language ‏: English
Edition : Latest By Publishers
Book Cover : Hard Back
ISBN : 9789388982016

Table of Content

Industrial Biotechnology is the application of biotechnology to industrial processes leading to synthesizing and creating innovative products in a sustainable manner. It is one of the most promising new approaches to pollution prevention resource conservation cost reduction and creation of new markets while protecting the environment. Most of the countries including those with emerging economies acknowledge the role being played by this upcoming area in the conversion of natural resources into value added products of benefit to humans. For example Industrial Biotechnology can be a game changer in the minerals extraction metal recovery and entire process chain by providing environmentally friendly higher productivity and yields. In order to gather collective wisdom for use by all the stake holders to accelerate the pace of industrial development and intensely deliberate onthe issues concerning potential of industrial biotechnology and the strategies for its exploitation and application across a variety of areas in the developing countries the NAM S&T Centre in partnership with the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education Science and Technology Development Zimbabwe and the National Biotechnology Authority (NBA) of Zimbabwe organised the 2nd Training Workshop on Industrial Biotechnology: Driving Value Addition and Beneficiation during 22-24 August 2017 in Harare which brought various stake holders viz. scientists experts and professionals engaged in R&D policy making and implementation to a common platform for improving their skills and sharing views and experiences in various aspects of Industrial Biotechnology. This book comprises 21 chapters from the researchers and professionals of 14 countries. The chapters in this book have been categorised in two sections namely Strategic Development Programs and Specific Biotechnology Efforts The book is expected to be of great value to the policy experts and technology service providers business civil societies and multi-lateral agencies amongst developing countries with the objective of harnessing the benefits of promising Industrial Biotechnology.