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Fruit fly bait production facility launched in Kenya
Plant will produce icipe Fruitfly Mania™
A facility to commercially produce a protein bait known as Fruitfly Mania™, a product developed through research by the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) for the control of fruit flies, has been launched in Kenya.
icipe – EU IBCARP intensifies mango production in Africa
Close to 32,000 fruit growers across Africa are now using icipe's integrated pest management packages for the control of fruit flies.
icipe Director General appointed panel member of BMI prize
The icipe Director General, Dr Segenet Kelemu, has been appointed a member of the evaluation panel of the Boris Mints Institute prize.
Microbiome research at icipe
The bodies of all animals are inhabited by various microbes including bacteria, fungi and viruses, which are either detrimental (pathogens), or beneficial (symbionts), for the host.
Dr Segenet Kelemu, Director General and CEO of icipe appointed member of the National Science and Technology Council of Rwanda
Dr Segenet Kelemu, icipe Director General, has been appointed a member of the National Science and Technology Council of Rwanda, the governing body of the country’s National Commission of Science and Technology (NCST).