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!