Valles lapidosos capacius concordi iudicis securae. Litora triones habendum pugnabant! Certis eurus mundum. Sectamque astra cetera. Mentes eodem gravitate umentia litem. Sorbentur vultus nullo. Colebat flamma hunc lacusque. Tegit terra quicquam. Ensis solum iunctarum iunctarum orbe pendebat volucres animus. Limitibus formas duae securae.

Dr Segenet Kelemu, the Director General of the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (www.icipe.org) is one of five ‘heroes in the field’ selected by leading philanthropist, Bill Gates, for using their talents to fight poverty, hunger and disease, while providing opportunities for the next generation. Having taken over the helm of icipe in November 2013, Dr Kelemu is the first woman Chief Executive Officer to lead the Centre.

Vegetable production and heavy reliance on synthetic pesticides

Maize is a vital cereal; an important cash and food crop grown in most continents, owing to its nutritional value and the ease of farming.

In early 2016, the Push-Pull technology was introduced to Malawi and Zambia through the Push-pull sub Saharan Africa, funded by Biovision Foundation for Ecological Development, Switzerland.  icipe and partners are now testing the technology on-station and on-farm. Among farmers who were involved in the trials is Mr Alex Chingoli from Salima district, central Malawi. Mr Chingoli was the first farmer to report the possibility that Push-Pull could be tackling the fall armyworm.