African Insect Science for Food and Health (ICIPE) | BCH-ORG-SCBD-15937 | Biosafety Organization | Biosafety Clearing-House

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published: 23 Aug 2006 last updated: 27 Oct 2008

African Insect Science for Food and Health (ICIPE) ()
African Insect Science for Food and Health (ICIPE)
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Nyayo Stadium P.O. Box 30772
Nairobi,
00100, Kenya
  • +254 20 863 2000
  • +254 20 863 2001
  • +254 20 863 2002
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Non-governmental organization (NGO)
  • General biosafety
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  • Biosafety and Biotechnology
  • Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
ICIPE's mission is to help alleviate poverty, ensure food security and improve the overall health status of peoples of the tropics by developing and extending management tools and strategies for harmful and useful arthropods, while preserving the natural resource base through research and capacity building.
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ICIPE conducts research in: a) Plant health research contributes to improved sustainable food security and environmental health through the development of integrated pest management (IPM) in field and horticultural crops and storage pests; b) The environmental health agenda concentrates on conservation ans sustainable utilisation of the agricultural production base and important natural ecosystems by encouraging and utilising arthropod diversity; cataloguing and sharing biodiversity data and discovering endemic wealth by bioprospecting for useful natural products.
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