News and Events
New study unravels the mechanisms through which the icipe push-pull technology conquers the fall armyworm, currently one of the most devastating and difficult pests in Africa
In 2016, the fall armyworm, a destructive moth that causes devastating damage to over 100 plant species, including cereals and horticultural crops, was reported for the first time in Africa.
icipe Director General receives one of the United States most important accolades
icipe Director General & Chief Executive Officer, Dr Segenet Kelemu, is the 2022 International Recipient of the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor. The medals, which were established in 1986 by the Ellis Island Honors Society (EIHS), are among the United States most renowned awards. They are officially recognised by the US Senate and House of Representatives, and all the recipients are listed in the Congressional Records; the official record of the proceedings and debates of the US Congress.
icipe Annual Report 2021
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
We are pleased to present the icipe Annual Report for 2021, the year when the world, reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, began to pull itself up. (Download pdf version; Watch short video).
Newly discovered African crickets fortify African porridge
icipe researchers use insect nutrients to transform continent’s popular staple into a nutritious super-food; create a model for food-to-food biofortification.
icipe and Sida renew cooperation to support bioscience research and innovation and foster development of a sustainable bioeconomy in Eastern Africa
Nairobi, Kenya, 31 March 2022: The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) have signed a new five-year cooperation agreement to implement phase III of the Bioresources Innovations Network for Eastern Africa Development Programme (BioInnovate Africa).