News

18Mar 2022

T The Centre for Research, Agricultural Advancement, Teaching Excellence and Sustainability in Food and Nutrition Security (CREATES – FNS) shared knowledge and skills to 77 innovators and entrepreneurs through a two–week ideation to commercialization training. The training aims to equip participants with knowledge and skills to transform their business ideas, innovations, and start-ups into successful, […]

15Feb 2022

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, […]

14Feb 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 […]

14Feb 2022

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 […]

19Jan 2022

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 […]

03Nov 2021

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 […]