African Centre of Excellence for Rodent pest management and Biosensor Technology Development (IRPM&BTD)

Project Summary

The ACE IRPM &BTD is one among twenty three Africa Centres of Excellence (ACE) established and funded by the World Bank through soft loans to eight countries (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique) in Eastern and Southern Africa. The ACE projects address agriculture, health, human resource development, innovations and technological challenges (including ICT) faced by communities in these countries. Each of the ACEs receives a maximum of USD 6,000, 000 through a disbursement system based on verified disbursement linked indicators and disbursement linked results. The ACEs  became effective in July/August 2017

Hosting Unit
SUA Pest Management Centre
Project Leader
Prof. Apia Massawe
Funding Agency

World Bank

Project Status
Ongoing Project
Project Completion Date
massawe@sua.ac.tz
Contact information

10/30/2021