icipe’s approach to value chain developmentin sub-Saharan Africa

A centre of excellence in Africa — for research and capacity building in insect science and its applications

An intergovernmental organization — charter signed by 12 countries worldwide

General Facts

280 staff total, 35 PhD scientists, visiting scientists and postdocs, 50–70 MSc, PhD students in residence

An organization with a unique history — 37 years old,

genesis in Africa, for Africa, but pan-tropical mandate

General Facts

Africa-focused - Current activities in 24 African countries

Collaborative work in Middle East, South America, Asia

International HQ in Nairobi

Several field stations across Kenya & in Port Sudan, country office in Ethiopia

(Rwanda and DRC in ‘07)

4H paradigm

R&D on human, animal, plant & environmental health

Common denominator insects / arthropods

General Facts

icipe & value chain development

Provision of public goods that contribute to value chains, e.g. biological control of a cabbage pest that improves production & enhances marketing

potential

Development of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Biological Control Strategies

- Reduce agro-pesticide inputs - Improve food security, nutrition,

food safety and farmers’ income - Enhance environmental sustainability

icipe & value chain development

icipe & value chain development

Support to value chain development through e.g. training

Examples: (i) Enabling small-holder farmers

to meet export production standards (EurepGAP)

(ii) Facilitating creation of regional certification body (AfriCert Ltd.)

(iii) Economic impact assessment of BC & production standards

icipe & value chain development

Value chain development for niche markets

Goals:- Poverty alleviation

- Employment creation- Biodiversity & ecosystem conservation

Niche market value chains

Make him / her benefit from biodiversity!

Communities adjacent to biodiversity hotspots like Arabuko-Sokoke forest in Coastal Kenya farm wild butterflies for

export to the UK & US

How to convince a resource poor not too slash a tree?

Butterfly farmers

Group representatives

Kipepeo

UK/USdistributors

Collection Centers

$0.57 / pupae

LocationsTaita, Arabuko, Shimba

Butterfly farming

$0.64/ pupae

1.43 $/ pupae

2.14 $/ pupae

icipeinitial facilitation, farmer training, identification of

markets

Butterfly exhibitors - 15-20 $/ entrance fee per person

KWSexport permit

< 3 days transport DHL & FedEx

< 1 day

Honey, or the sweet tooth of biodiversity conservation!

Community apiculture

Honey bees: products and services

Marketplaces • Extraction • Processing• Packaging

Retail foodstores/ traders

Collection centers• Grading • Bulking

Consumer

Pollination /ecosystem services

Increased cashewyields (20–30%)

$ 2.57/kg

$ 4.28/kg

$ 6.40/kg

Beekeepers

Kenya: Mwingi, Arabuko Sokoke,

West Pokot, Kakamega

Uganda: Hoima

Southern Sudan: Maridi

icipeinitial facilitation, farmer & NARS

training, identification of markets, quality

control & facilitating

certification

Conclusions

- icipe focus on value chains that are pro-poor and contribute to biodiversity & ecosystem

conservation

- Diversification crucial for developing economies, i.e. a good mix of mass

& niche markets, the latter often providing higher returns

(e.g. honey & coffee)

- Ameliorating the economic environment: (i) improve

infrastructure, (ii) invest in human capital (iii) assure transparency and

(iv) don’t forget the environment!