News and Events
Recently graduated icipe scholars
Between January – June 2021, 13 icipe postgraduate scholars from Cameroon Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Zimbabwe have graduated over the past six months. Their theses contributed knowledge on the management of Tuta absoluta using an imported parasitic wasp, Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris; changes in grain legumes during hermetic storage in triple layer bags; a software to optimise application of biopesticides; and phosphorus fluxes and vegetable growth as influenced by phosphate rock management under acid soils.
Personal Narratives: Ruth Kihika and Fairo Dzekashu
Two icipe PhD scholars narrate their journeys in science and their research at icipe, its contribution to the sustainable development goals and COVID-19 pandemic recovery journey.
Webinar – Towards a clean and healthy Africa for sustainable livelihoods, food and nutritional security
Towards a clean and healthy Africa for sustainable livelihoods, food and nutritional security.
icipe Annual Report 2020
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
We are pleased to present the 2020 icipe Annual Report, a relic of gratitude for our accomplishments in one of the most difficult years in recent history. With utmost humility, we acknowledge the support, partnerships and numerous elements that made these achievements possible.
African governments make good their pledges for advanced training in applied sciences and technology, as continental demand soars
19 March 2021 – Nairobi, Kenya: A total of seven African governments have joined the Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF), the continent’s nascent initiative for bolstering advanced training in the applied sciences, engineering and technology.