Geofrey Arinaitwe

Geofrey Arinaitwe also known as Arinaitwe Geoffrey is a Ugandan agricultural and biotechnology researcher and Director of Research at the National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI), under the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO).

Education background Arinaitwe holds a bachelor's degree in agriculture and a master's degree in biotechnology from Makerere University. He also holds a PhD in Bioscience Engineering from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium.

Career Arinaitwe began his career in agricultural research at National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NARL), Kawanda, where he served as a senior biotechnology scientist. He also served as a Senior Scientist and Team Leader for NARO's Banana Biofortification Project.

He later served as a Programme Leader for the National Biotechnology and Biodiversity Programme. In 2019, Arinaitwe was appointed to serve as Director of Research of NaCORI.

In addition, Arinaitwe is a co-founder of BioCrops Uganda Limited, a biotechnology company involved in producing certified planting materials.

Achievements Geofrey Arinaitwe and his BioCrops Uganda team as the winner of the fourth round of the LINK (Learning and Innovation Network for Knowledge and Solutions) programme.