Dear Friends and colleagues,

We are delighted to present a summary of our activities in April 2025. Happy reading and remember to subscribe to our new monthly magazine.

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On 12 May 2025 – the world celebrates the International Day of Plant Health, under the theme: The Importance of Plant Health to One Health. icipe's is distinct, with R4D activities across Plant Health, Human Health, Animal Health, and Environmental health. Thus, our approach is emblematic of the theme - The Importance of Plant Health on One Health.

Nairobi, 8 April 2025: The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in collaboration with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (The Alliance), hosted a first of its own kind dinner at the Duduville campus in Nairobi.

The 2^nd Eastern Africa Agroecology Conference, held in Nairobi, Kenya, featured a keynote speech by Dr Chrysantus Mbi Tanga, Senior Scientist and Head of the Insects for Food, Feed and Other Uses (INSEFF) Programme at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe).