News and Events

18.05.2018

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.

 

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18.05.2018

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.

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02.05.2018

icipe Director General honoured

Dr Segenet Kelemu among recipients of the Women Economic Forum’s highest recognition, Women of the Decade Award.

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25.04.2018

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.

Download 2017 icipe Annual Report (pdf)

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11.04.2018

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).

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