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Major scholarship opportunity for African scientists
PASET-RSIF, Africa’s first Pan African Fund to support doctoral training, research and innovation, announces a Call for PhD funding. This is the third RSIF Call for PhD Students (available here:...
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Insect of the Month (May): Honeybee, Apis mellifera
The honeybee Apis mellifera occurs worldwide and is the most important managed pollinator. The global value of pollination is in the range of 200-500 billion USD every year and food security is at risk...
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Bee research and development activities (since 1995)
Bee research and development activities were introduced at icipe in 1995. These efforts commenced with the inauguration of the Commercial Insects Programme at the Centre, aimed at developing...
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Insect of the Month (June): Sandfly, Phlebotomus duboscqui
Leishmaniasis is a neglected disease that causes each year 700,000 to 1 million new cases globally, with 26,000 to 65,000 deaths. The disease is transmitted through bites of infected female sandflies,...
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‘Suicidal Hatch’ a potential management strategy for potato cyst nematodes
12 June 2020: It may be possible tomanage potato cyst nematodes (PCN), currently a key threat to potato production in eastern Africa, by inducing ‘suicidal hatching’ of the pests using naturally...
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Request for Quotations: Provision Of Consultancy Service for Production of a...
Request for Quotations: Provision Of Consultancy Service for Production of a Bioinnovate Africa Documentary on Innovation in the Development Context of Eastern AfricaNews Category:...
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A brief history of icipe@50
Dear Colleagues and Friends, This year, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe). As part of our golden jubilee commemoration, we are most...
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Insect of the Month (July): Brown ear tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
Ticks are obligate blood‐sucking arthropods found throughout most regions of the world. They infest every class of terrestrial vertebrates. Ticks and tick-borne diseases cause economic losses in Africa...
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icipe research confirms nutritional superiority of insect oils
Researchers from the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) have provided evidence on the nutritional superiority of insects oils.These findings, which were published recently in...
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“Smart maize” summons bodyguards against stemborers
Scientists have discovered that certain “smart” maize varieties have the ability to defend themselves against stemborers by summoning natural enemies of the pest. The researchers have also determined...
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Insect of the Month (August): Yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti
Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, is one of the deadliest mosquitoes known to mankind. It transmits the pathogen that causes yellow fever, but it is also the vector of several other viruses,...
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Notice to Prospective Bidders: A) Request For Quotations (Rfq) And B) Office...
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) is an intergovernmental organisation headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya that carries out research and training in sustainable management...
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New arsenals for fall armyworm control
icipe-led initiative develops new biopesticides, and strengthens regional collaboration for harmonisation and commercialisation of agricultural products and technologiesThe International Centre of...
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REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ) for Virtual Event Management
REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ) PROVISION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICE TO COORDINATE THE 1st EASTERN AFRICA BIOECONOMY CONFERENCE TO BE HELD VIRTUALLY ON 21ST AND 22ND OCTOBER 2020The Bioresources Innovations...
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RFQ FOR SUPPLY, DELIVERY, AND INSTALLATION OF VIDEO CONFERENCING EQUIPMENT
REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONSFOR SUPPLY, DELIVERY, AND INSTALLATION OF VIDEO CONFERENCING EQUIPMENT FOR THE RSIF HOST UNIVERSITIESIN KENYA, TANZANIA, RWANDA, AND NIGERIA.The International Centre of Insect...
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Insect of the Month (September): Cotesia icipe
Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, invaded Africa from tropical and subtropical America only as recent as 2016, yet is now present in all countries in sub-Saharan Africa, where it incurs infestation...
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Notice to Prospective Bidders - Invitation for Bids and EOI for CCTV & Fire...
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) is an intergovernmental organisation headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya that carries out research and training in sustainable management...
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Request for Quotations (Non-Consulting Services – Firms Selection)
Request for Quotations (Non-Consulting Services – Firms Selection)[KENYA]Project Name: The Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF) for Applied Sciences, Engineering and...
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Insect of the Month (September): Tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans
Tsetse flies occur only in Africa and are found in 38 countries where they transmit African trypanosomes, parasites that cause nagana in cattle and sleeping sickness in people. African animal...
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RSIF Awarded contracts
Download: RSIF-icipe AWARDED CONTRACTS REGISTERNews Category: AnnouncementsFeatured: No
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