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 PhDscientists, visiting scientistsand 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 valuechains, e.g. biological control of a cabbage pest
that improves production & enhancesmarketing 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 developmentthrough e.g. training
Examples:(i) Enabling small-holder farmers
to meet export productionstandards (EurepGAP)
(ii) Facilitating creation of regionalcertification body (AfriCert Ltd.)
(iii) Economic impact assessmentof 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 ofmarkets, quality
control &facilitating
certification
Conclusions
- icipe focus on value chains that arepro-poor and contribute tobiodiversity & ecosystem
conservation
- Diversification crucial for developingeconomies, i.e. a good mix of mass
& niche markets, the latter oftenproviding higher returns
(e.g. honey & coffee)
- Ameliorating the economicenvironment: (i) improve
infrastructure, (ii) invest in humancapital (iii) assure transparency and
(iv) don’t forget the environment!