CREATES – FNS has established an Agri-tech hub that serves as a research, contract farming, community training and income-generating unit for NM-AIST. The hub aims to research horticulture, fish farming and spirulina farming. Combating food and nutrition insecurity issues within the community and training youth and women on the best practices for managing horticultural crops, […]
CREATES – FNS facilitated the 6th Biophysics School on Computational Approaches to Harness Bioactive Natural Products in partnership with Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) from 25th January – 5th February 2022
CREATES – FNS and its Partners to Establish Tilapia Cage Fish Farming Project The NM-AIST, through CREATES – FNS, in collaboration with the Ministry of Livestock’s and Fisheries, Tanzania Agricultural Catalytic Trust (TACT) and Kagera Region Administrative Secretary, joined together to provide a solution to the fish farming challenges. The project involves establishing a new […]
CREATES – FNS Enhances Partnerships Value CREATES FNS improvises partnerships to reach a broader population and enhance the Centre’s sustainability. The CREATES – FNS team, led by Centre Leader Prof. Hulda Shaidi Swai, conducted the official visit at CESAAM Egerton, Masinde Murilo University of Science and Technology (MMUST) and Liam EA Farm at Kakamega in […]
Parents urged to encourage girls to study Science, Technology and Mathematics (STEM) to increase the number of Scientists that will fill the gap of experts in various fields in the country. Professor Linus Munishi stated that on behalf of the CREATES -FNS Centre Leader, Professor Hulda Shaidi Swai, on 29th January, 2022 during an award […]
To achieve research excellence and learning, the African Centre for Research Agricultural Advancement and Teaching Excellence and Sustainability in Food and Nutrition Security (CREATES – FNS) has provided full scholarship for the academic year 2021 /2022 to seven master’s students and three PhD students whose research will focus on promoting and improve fish farming, dairy […]
Arumeru District Commissioner Eng. Richard Ruyungo called on Government Institutions and NGOs to work together to educate the public about Parthenium (Gugu Karoti) to gain an understanding of how it spreads and friendly ways to eradicate it. Eng. Ruyongo made that remark on 27th October 2021 during the opening of the sixth Parthemium Day held […]
Only 25% of women holds tech jobs and only 10% of girls earn degrees in Computer Science in Tanzania
The African Centre for Research, Agricultural advancement, Teaching Excellence and Sustainability (CREATES-FNS) has been sponsoring the Biophysics summer schools since 2018. This year the fifth (5th) summer school on integrated machine learning and molecular dynamics simulation is taking place in Dodoma at The University of Dodoma (UDOM) from 20th September to 1st October 2021, after […]
The Centre for Research Agricultural advancement, Teaching Excellence and Sustainability (CREATES) has brought together staff and students of the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) to sensitize them on gender issues in the work place and learning environment. The two day gender issues sensitization event was conducted on 15th-16th April, 2021 through […]
