Food Science expert urges Africa to dismantle innovation regulatory barriers to unlock bioeconomy potential

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.