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Capacity Building &

Institutional development

Building capacity of people and institutions to respond to the arthropod-related development needs of Africa has been a major commitment of icipe since its establishment, and the centre has a proud tradition and an excellent reputation as an incubator of some of Africa’s best young scientists.

Building the capacity of people and institutions is achieved through: High-level training at postgraduate and postdoctoral levels to develop African scientific expertise and leadership; Institutional development by nurturing and strengthening of African research and development organisations and institutions and Dissemination of technologies to national agricultural and health research and extension systems through training.

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Capacity building is deeply integrated into icipe’s R&D programmes. These span the whole continuum from basic strategic research to technology development and validation, and ultimately community-based adaptation and adoption. Hence, icipe's capacity building objectives at all levels are achieved as the Centre undertakes its core research work in fulfillment of its mandate.

A key focus of CB&ID is the training of a critical mass of young researchers from Africa in arthropod-related sciences at MSc, PhD and postdoctoral levels, through the African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science (ARPPIS), the Dissertation Research Internship Programme (DRIP) and the Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF) programmes. This focus reflects icipe’s and NEPAD’s CAADP principles of building capacity to enable national and sub-regional R&D innovation systems to undertake their own R&D programmes and deliver on-the-ground impacts for Africa. icipe’s connection with graduates continues well after their formal training, by fostering cooperation and networking with its alumni for personal and institutional capacity strengthening.

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PhD. Scholarships

Evaluating the role of community radios and modern ICTs in scaling insect-based feed production in Kenya and Uganda

Closing date: 15 Oct 2023

Evaluating the role of community radios and modern ICTs in scaling insect-based feed production in Kenya and Uganda

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One Health Initiative for a Resilient, Circular, and Regenerative Food System in Eastern Africa

Closing date: 15 Oct 2023

One Health Initiative for a Resilient, Circular, and Regenerative Food System in Eastern Africa

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MSc. Scholarships

Evaluation of fish feed enrichment with insect proteins in Uganda

Closing date: 15 Oct 2023

Evaluation of fish feed enrichment with insect proteins in Uganda

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Performance of the biopesticide <em>Metarhizium anisopliae</em> ICIPE 7 for control of the fall armyworm across different agro-ecologies in Zambia

Closing date: 15 Oct 2023

Performance of the biopesticide Metarhizium anisopliae ICIPE 7 for control of the fall armyworm across different agro-ecologies in Zambia

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Assessment of fall armyworm parasitoid performance and spread in Uganda

Closing date: 15 Oct 2023

Assessment of fall armyworm parasitoid performance and spread in Uganda

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Elucidating the sexual communication of black soldier fly to boost its productivity

Closing date: 15 Oct 2023

Elucidating the sexual communication of black soldier fly to boost its productivity

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