Kenya och Östafrika - En allt mer intressant och växande bioekonomi marknad för svenska företag

The briefing highlights Kenya and East Africa as dynamic markets for the bioeconomy, specifically for Swedish and Nordic companies. It introduces the "Advancing Bioeconomy Development in Kenya (ABDK)" project, led by the Stockholm Environment Institute with Sida and Business Sweden, which focuses on mapping actors, developing roadmaps for bio-based clusters, and facilitating business development. While the region offers potential in bioenergy, agricultural value chains, and bio-waste processing, Swedish firms face challenges including fragmented industrial ecosystems, complex licensing processes, and the need for local cultural and business context to build trust.

• Kenya and East Africa present significant opportunities for Swedish and Nordic companies in the sustainable and circular bioeconomy, particularly in four key areas: modern agricultural value chains and local processing, bioenergy solutions for rural development, agro-biological products as alternatives to chemical pesticides, and the industrial development of bio-based products and bio-waste processing.
• The "Advancing Bioeconomy Development in Kenya (ABDK)" project, supported by Sida and Business Sweden, works to modernize and scale Kenya's bioeconomy through three main activities: mapping bioeconomic actors and agro-entrepreneurs in both Kenya and Sweden, creating bioeconomic roadmaps for Kenyan company clusters, and promoting business development and dialogue between Swedish and Kenyan firms.
• Swedish companies attempting to enter the Kenyan market face several barriers, including fragmented industrial ecosystems, limited local networks, complex regulatory and licensing processes, and difficulties in navigating the local cultural and social business context to establish trust.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (n.d.). Kenya och Östafrika - En allt mer intressant och växande bioekonomi marknad för svenska företag. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/abdk-background-swedish-final-1.pdf

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Kenya och Östafrika - En allt mer intressant och växande bioekonomi marknad för svenska företag. n.d. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/abdk-background-swedish-final-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitutendkenya, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Kenya och Östafrika - En allt mer intressant och växande bioekonomi marknad för svenska företag}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/abdk-background-swedish-final-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }