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.

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).

In 2022, icipe in partnership with the Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development (SDC) launched the Scaling-Up Insect-Based Protein Feed Technologies and Practices for Enhanced Poultry Production in Ethiopia (SIPFEED). Through SIPFEED,icipe and partners have demonstrated the numerous benefits of insect-based feeds and insect-composted organic fertiliser.

Dulinius sp. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingoidea: Tingidae)

The icipe annual report (2023) reinforces two indisputable facts: icipe’s prime place in the global knowledge hub, and the Centre’s contribution to Africa's socio-economic transformation.