African Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Operations in Resource Management and Food Supply (ACESO) – in  Tanzania Clean Cooking Stakeholders' Workshop

1. On March 14th and 15th, 2023, the National Clean Cooking Stakeholders' Workshop took place in Dodoma, and the participants included the African Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Operations in Resource Management and Food Supply (ACESO) from the University of Dar Es Salaam.

• During the workshop, ACESO presented their research findings on the use of biomass residue for energy and soil amendments, which could lead to enhanced productivity and sustainable food supply by reducing deforestation and improving soil quality.
• Their research included an assessment of the energy policy framework, the availability of biomass residue for solid biofuel production, the solid biofuel value chain, market assessment, and a comparative cost-benefit analysis, among other factors.

The Centre was presented by Dr. Tumsifu Elly and Dr, Michael John

ACESO team with the Guest of Honor and the organizing team

A crosection of the worksop Participants

Research at Glance

2. The African Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Operations in Resource Management and Food Supply (ACESO) was awarded a competitive research and innovation grant in March 2023. Currently, the centre is conducting research to evaluate the impact of the entrepreneurial ecosystem on graduates' self-employment in the agricultural sector of Tanzania. the research team comprises Drs. Amelia Buriyo, Nkuba Salembi, John Sanga and Tumsifu Elly