News and Events
Celebrating World Bee Day
In 2017, the United Nations General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution declaring 20 May as World Bee Day. Every year on this day, the attention of the global public will be drawn to the importance of preserving bees and other pollinators, and the overall importance of these insects to the entire humanity.
New R&D and private sector partnership to tackle nematode pests
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), and Syngenta have jointly commenced efforts to enable the Kenya flower industry to deal more effectively with nematode pests — minute and extremely destructive soil dwelling worms.
icipe Director General honoured
Dr Segenet Kelemu among recipients of the Women Economic Forum’s highest recognition, Women of the Decade Award.
2017 icipe Annual Report
In 2017, despite a fast changing environment for research and development (R&D), icipe achieved major outputs and outcomes across all its programmes. We have endeavoured to present key highlights in the 10 chapters of this report in a synthesised and easily readable format. In addition, we have selected a number of outstanding accomplishments, which are presented in more detail as featured stories.
Government of the Federal Democratic Republic Ethiopia to provide core funds to icipe
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, through the Ethiopian Agricultural Research Council (EARC), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoA), with icipe, to grant the Centre unrestricted core funding for five years (2018 – 2022).