Over 6,000 farmers have been trained to rear silkworms, such as the one adorning this woman's arm, from which raw silk is obtained.
Environmental Health
Environmental sustainability, a prerequisite to social and economic development, is a concept that icipe has wholly embraced since its founding 37 years ago.
In tropical Africa, the main roadblock to environmental conservation is poverty. Most farmers in the continent are too poor to rejuvenate the soil with nutrients or allow a fallow period. In other cases they are forced to over-harvest forests and natural vegetation for income, thereby over-stretching demands on the environment and consequently disrupting nature's regenerative potential. Removing people's reliance on the forest by engaging them in commercially viable projects, such as sericulture and apiculture and cultivation of medicinal plants, is one of icipe's latest ventures.
Biennial Report Highlights 2006–2007
Download a copy of the Biennial Report Highlights 2006–2007. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Posted on February 14th 2008 icipe Calender 2008
 Download a copy of the icipe Calender 2008. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Posted on February 20th 2008
icipe External R&D Review Report 2002-2007
Download a copy of the icipe External R&D Review Report 2002-2007. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Posted on November 29th 2007
Tender: Motor Vehicle's for Sale
icipe is inviting the public to purchase motor vehicles. For more details click
Posted on July 23rd 2008
Electronic Journals Available at icipe's IRC
The Information Resources Centre (IRC) serves as a regional resource for information and publications on varied areas of insect science, including agriculture, medical entomology and ecology. Interlibrary loan services are operational with local institutions and through a service offered by the British Lending Library, among others. This service is not only for icipe staff but users from research centres, universities, national research and extension systems, and other organisations in the eastern and southern Africa region.
On-line Journals & Databases
Posted on May 22nd 2008
ARPPIS and ARPPIS Alumni(ASA) Websites
Aid for Africa
Aid for Africa is a unique partnership of select charities dedicated to helping children, families,
and communities throughout Africa. It is the first organization to bring together independent U.S.-based charities focused exclusively on supporting programs in health, education, development, arts and culture, conservation, and wildlife protection in Africa.
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