TZ makes gains in the index of innovation – News

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has achieved good results in the Global Innovation Index 2018 (GII), thanks to a reduction in the consumption of firewood.

The report – which was launched yesterday – showed that Tanzania ranked fifth in sub-Saharan Africa. the innovators, largely thanks to the government's innovative idea to encourage the use of improved stoves.

The country is only behind South Africa, Mauritius, Kenya and Botswana

. According to the report recently released by the Global Innovation Index 2018 (GII), the State Minister for the Vice Presidency (Union and Environment), Mr Jan Makamba, said yesterday success is the result of the following: work done jointly by the government and the private sector.

He said that the government was implementing its positive action on environmental conservation and encouraging the private sector and individuals to come forward with innovative ideas to achieve the goals.

"Among others, the government has launched, in collaboration with the private sector, an innovation contest on alternatives to charcoal.The report also explains that the use of improved fire stoves against fire traditional three-stone consumes 67% less firewood and reduces gas emissions by 60% .According to the report, those who collect firewood in the forests spend 50% less time because they consume less firewood in improved stoves.

The government also wants people to use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) the minister insists it's cheaper than using

"Work carried out by the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) in Tanzania revealed that the supply of firewood on the farm According to the report, the country remains the first low-income country (92nd) in the world, With four below Tanzania, the other low-income countries mentioned in the report with their world ranking in parentheses were Rwanda (99), Senegal (100), Uganda (103), Madagascar (106) ), Nepal (108), Mali (112), Zimbabwe (113), Malawi (114) and Mozambique (115).

"Strong consistency is also evident among low-income countries, with eight out of ten economies remaining in the top 10 in this group," reads part of the report.

"It will be important for Africa to maintain its current momentum for innovation," the report recommends.

The GII 2018 was prepared jointly by Cornell University, Business School for the World INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (Wipo).