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Doing research & development in Africa for Africa Christian Borgemeister, CEO icipe. general facts. A centre of excellence in Africa—for research and capacity building in insect science and its applications An intergovernmental organization — charter signed by 13 countries worldwide. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Doing research & development in Africa for Africa
Christian Borgemeister, CEO icipe
A centre of excellence in Africa—for research and capacity building in insect science and its applications
An intergovernmental organization — charter signed by 13 countries worldwide
≈ 380 staff total, 50PhD scientists, visiting scientists and
PDFs, 50–70 MSc, PhD students in residence
An organization with a unique history — 40+ years old,
genesis in Africa
general facts
general facts
Africa-focused - Current activities in 24 African countries
Core-funding from the Governments of Sweden, Switzerland, UK,
Germany, France & Kenya
Project funding from various national (e.g. MoFAs NL, Germany, Finland) &
international donor agencies (IDRC, USAID etc.), foundations (BMGF, Google.org, Welcome etc.), & UN
organizations (GEF, IFAD, UNDP)
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4H paradigm
R&D on human, animal, plant & environmental health
Common denominator insects/ arthropods
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Improve food security, nutrition and farmers’ income through Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Build on basic knowledge of key crop pests for developing IPM tactics
plant health
animal health
Develop sustainable solutions for important diseasevectors like tsetse flies and ticks
Work on emerging zoonotic diseaseslike Rift Valley Fewer
environmental health
Contribute to biodiversity conservation through development of tangible strategies that
improves the livelihood of communities living in the vicinity of
protected areas
human health
Holistic and integrated control of vector-born diseases
Focus on vector control
Address increasingly important interactions between human health
and agriculture (e.g. through irrigation)
More at www.icipe.org
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