Nairobi, Kenya, 21 May 2015: Eating the meat of the desert locust could be good for your heart, says a study conducted jointly by icipe, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS).

Nairobi, Kenya, 21 May 2015: Eating the meat of the desert locust could be good for your heart, says a study conducted jointly by icipe, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS).

icipe taxonomists in collaboration with colleagues from the Tropical Entomology Research Institute and the University of Tuscia, both in Italy, have discovered 13 previously unknown wasps species in Kenya and Burundi.

Nairobi, Kenya, 27 April 2015: A Euro 1.2 million project to address the significant insect pests and diseases constraining the production of citrus fruits in Kenya and Tanzania has been launched.

Nairobi, Kenya, 30 March 2015: In a continent where scientific dreams die young, especially for women scientists, Fiona Nelima Mumoki has managed to keep hers alive, nurtured for the past five years at icipe. Now about to commence PhD studies at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, Fiona describes her journey so far, her hopes for the future, and how an AWARD Fellowship will enable her to continue being mentored by icipe.