The target audience covers policy makers and private sector in Eastern Africa Countries. The goal is to manage a water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) which has choked major water bodies in the basin in a way that adds value and give returns to investments in the management of the weed. Investments on research on livestock feed and organic manure formulation will, need to be guaranteed by MDGs, regional governments will need to finance related infrastructure while the private sector will need to invest in marketing and innovative production processes.