News and Events
icipe Director General receives one of the United States most important accolades
icipe Director General & Chief Executive Officer, Dr Segenet Kelemu, is the 2022 International Recipient of the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor. The medals, which were established in 1986 by the Ellis Island Honors Society (EIHS), are among the United States most renowned awards. They are officially recognised by the US Senate and House of Representatives, and all the recipients are listed in the Congressional Records; the official record of the proceedings and debates of the US Congress.
icipe Annual Report 2021
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
We are pleased to present the icipe Annual Report for 2021, the year when the world, reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, began to pull itself up. (Download pdf version; Watch short video).
Newly discovered African crickets fortify African porridge
icipe researchers use insect nutrients to transform continent’s popular staple into a nutritious super-food; create a model for food-to-food biofortification.
icipe and Sida renew cooperation to support bioscience research and innovation and foster development of a sustainable bioeconomy in Eastern Africa
Nairobi, Kenya, 31 March 2022: The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) have signed a new five-year cooperation agreement to implement phase III of the Bioresources Innovations Network for Eastern Africa Development Programme (BioInnovate Africa).
Rwanda achieves landmarks in the insect-based food and feed sector; with the support of icipe and partners
Against a grand vision of mainstreaming edible insects as a way of achieving food security and economic growth, Rwanda has marked two major milestones: the launch of national standards to guide the emergence of the edible insects sector; and the establishment of the country’s first commercial insect-based animal feed plant.