Nairobi, 19 December 2022. The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) through its Bioresources Innovations Network for Eastern Africa Development Programme (BioInnovate Africa) – a regional science and innovation driven initiative – is pleased to announce 10 new grants of approximately USD 10 million for regional innovation collaboration projects in eastern Africa for the next three years.

We are most pleased to present this bountiful issue of the icipe Newsletter, covering July – December 2022. Click here to view: Volume 12, Issue No. 2, 2022 (pdf)

Testament of women’s potential and indispensable role in sustainable development in Ethiopia, and in Africa in general

The More Young Entrepreneurs in Silk and Honey (MOYESH) project is a partnership between the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (www.icipe.org), and the Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works.

Gore, a town in southwestern Ethiopia, located in the Metu–Gore–Tepi montane moist forest ecosystem, in Ale district, Illubabor Zone, Oromia Region, is known for its honey. The town’s prime location, high altitude of 2085 metres (6,841 feet), as well as diverse flora, makes it ideal for beekeeping, which has historically been practised using traditional methods.

In October 2019, the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and Ethiopia Jobs Creation Commission (JCC), launched the More Young Entrepreneurs in Silk and Honey (MOYESH) project. The five-year initiative aims to see 100,000 young people (60 percent of them women), in Ethiopia, secure dignified and fulfilling jobs along honey and silk value chains.