News and Events
icipe scientist wins the Norman E. Borlaug Award
Dr Dennis Beesigamukama, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), has been named the 2024 recipient of the Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, endowed by The Rockefeller Foundation.
Global Bioeconomy Summit 2024
This year’s Global Bioeconomy Summit (GBS) will be held for the first-time outside Europe in Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, on 23 – 24 October 2024. GBS2024 provides a platform to discuss global bioeconomy issues in an inclusive manner. It will profile and recognise the importance of bioeconomy in advancing sustainable development.
Push-pull Agroecology Community of Practice (CoP) launched
Purpose: The purpose of the action is to develop a community of practice (CoP) for agroecological-based cropping systems within the Push-Pull innovation ecosystem to enhance food security, environmental safety, and incomes of smallholder producers in sub-Saharan Africa.
Vice Chancellors of leading universities in Kenya visit icipe
Nairobi, Kenya – Eight Vice Chancellors of leading universities in Kenya visited the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) Duduville campus in Nairobi on 25 July 2024.
The Alliance and icipe solidify longstanding relationship, creating major framework for research and development in Africa and beyond
In a landmark move for research and development in Africa and beyond, two major institutions: The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), jointly known as The Alliance; and the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).