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Cultivate Africa's Future Fund 2 This is a partnership program designed to support applied research to combat hunger in sub-Saharan Africa by harnessing the potential for innovation among the region's smallholder farmers, the majority of whom are women.
Improving livelihood by increasing livestock production in africa: An agribusiness model to commercially produce high quality insect based protein ingredients for chicken, fish and pig industries (ILIPA) The main objective of the project is to establish profitable community-led agro-enterprises for commercial production of safe and high quality insect-based feeds for the poultry, pig and fish industries to improve livelihood and promote youths and women employment through capacity building on the use of insects as a source of feed for livestock production.
The sustainable Integrated Livelihood Vulnerability reduction The sustainable Integrated Livelihood Vulnerability reduction
Africa Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund for Applied Sciences Engineering and Technology To strengthen the institutional capacity for quality and sustainable doctoral training, research and innovation in transformative technologies in sub-Saharan Africa.
Push - Pull for Sub Saharan Africa This program aims to improve livelihoods of resource poor farmers in sub-Saharan Africa through implementation of the Push - Pull technology to combat pests.
A novel Malaria Transmission Blocking Strategy: Microsporidian Symbionts of Anopheles Mosquitos This program helps to identify a novel Malaria transmission blocking strategy: Microsporidian symbionts of anopheles Mosquitoes
Antibody clearance and trans-sialylation as virulence factors in African trypanosomiasis To challenge antibody clearance and cellular waveform hypotheses using a cold-blooded host
Integrative Pollinator-Plant Interaction Assessment of Ecosystem Service Diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa This project aims to improve existing information and make data easily accessible by establishing a public database containing pollinator-plant interaction records.
Upscaling and institutionalizing of fruit fly IPM technology among smallholder fruit growers in East Africa (Phase V) Upscaling and institutionalizing of fruit fly IPM technology
Innovation Transfer into Agriculture-Adaptation to Climate Change (Establishment of pilot Commercial Processing Plant for Food Bait Production for the Management of Fruit Flies in Kenya) . The projects are designed in collaboration with international agricultural research centres and realised in conjunction with various partners, including private sector and non-governmental organisations. The basis for this is a knowledge transfer platform that matches offers to agricultural demand.
Welfare, Nutritional, and Human Health impacts of Post Harvest Loss Prevention: A Large Scale Field Experiment in Kenya (IMPACT) This project focuses on the effects of improved on-farm storage on welfare,local markets,nutrition and human health.
Genome - wide association studies to map genetic variation underlying mosquito susceptibility to human malaria Based on the fact that some mosquitoes are better malaria transmitters than others, this project aims to investigate the differences in the genetic make-up of these mosquitoes using a technology that intimately examines the mosquito genome. This comparison and follow-up tests will identify genes that are associated with mosquito capacity to carry the most deadly of the human malarias. Discovering the mosquito genes that have a big impact on malaria transmission is an essential step towards the promising strategy of developing drugs and vaccines that target the parasite while it is in the mosquito.
Three diseases, one Health: A one health participatory approach to combating a complex of zoonotic diseases in Nothern Kenya A One Health (OH) approach that integrates human,animal and environmental approaches to management of zoonotic diseases has gained momentum in the last decadeas part of a strategy to prevent and control emerging infectious diseases.
End of the Road for the illegal Bushmeat trade in East Africa: Establishing Transboundary Surveillance by High Resolution Melting Analysis of vertebrate Molecular Barcodes This project is adapting this unique vertebrate DNA species identification approach to accelerate forensic sequence evidence pipelines required for the prosecution of wildlife/bushmeat traders and facilitate large-scale surveillance of potential wildlife products. We will also monitor changes in vector blood-feeding patterns before and after wildlife translocations, to identify their potential impacts on disease transmission.
Roles of insect specific flaviviruses and immune priming in arbovirus transmission blocking mosquitoes This program aims to identify the Roles of insect specific flaviviruses and immune priming in arbovirus transmission blocking mosquitoes
Should the Tsetse symbiont S.glossinidius be engineered to control African Trypanosomiasis? This program aims to identify if the Tsetse symbiont S.glossinidius be engineered to control African Trypanosomiasis.
Combating the invasive tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta through the implementation of eco-friendly IPM approach on tomato in East Africa (Tuta IPM) Combating the invasive tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta
Attraction in action: Using pheromones and other safe and sustainable management strategies to reduce losses from insect pests and plant diseases on vegetable legumes and leafy brassicas in Southeast Asia To develop and evaluate sustainable pest and plant disease control measures (use of pheromones, kairomones, parasitoids, bio-pesticides, resistant varieties and cultural practices)
Investigating the role of sandflies in the circulation of arboviruses in selected ecologies of Kenya This program aims to investigate the role of sand flies in the circulation of arboviruses in selected ecologies of Kenya
Evaluating the feasibility and impact on malaria transmission of community-based winter larviciding or house screening as additional vector control interventions in southern African countries committed to malaria elimination This program aims to test the overall hypothesis of the icipe-led research that screening of houses or dry-season (winter) larviciding when added to existing vector control interventions such as LLINs (Long-lasting insecticidal nets) and IRS (indoor residual spraying (IRS)) will constitute a more effective strategy for malaria elimination compared to situations where only the latter two methods are used.
Masters Fellowship in Public Health and tropical Medicine- Tracking the mothers: Applying Microsatellite Genetic Makers to guide Strategies for controlling Anopheles Mosquito Larvae To track mothers using microsatellite genetic makers to control malaria
Epidemiological assessment of risk of yellow fever and Dengue outbreaks in Kenya This research aims to evaluate the risk of yellow fever and Dengue transmission in sites bordering outbreak areas and urban cities to bring about better understanding of Yellow Fever ecology in Kenya.
Enhancing crop diversity and ecosystem services to promote biological control of fall armyworm in smallholder cropping systems This research aims to benefit smallholder farmers who require improved cropping systems that are resilient to attack from the invasive fall Army worm pest.
Novel Attract and kill strategies for malaria control To improve vector control and work towards malaria elimination by 'attract and kill' strategies
Visceral Leishmaniasis: Proof of principle to reduce vectors and human-sandfly contact To evaluate the efficiency and efficacy by assessing vector abundance, diversity, physiological status, sex and blood meals of trapped sandflies, and compared with those trapped by CDC light traps and castor oil sticky panels within the same areas.
Technical Service Agreement to Support Implementation of Demonstration of Vector Control Interventions To support and implement vector control interventions
Improving food and nutritional security through integrated control of tsetse and tick-borne livestock diseases (ICTLD) Improving food and nutritional security through integrated control of tsetse and tick-borne livestock diseases (ICTLD)
Development of Integrated Pest Management Strategies for the Production of Important Vegetable Crops in Kenya To develop IPM strategies that facilitates crop production
Piloting managed beekeeping technology to enhance livelihoods resilience and environmental rehabilitation in Wag Himra zone To enhance livelihoods resilience and environmental rehabilitation in wag Himra zone
Joint funding for EANBIT Bioinformatics Masters Programme Joint funding for EANBIT Bioinformatics Masters Programme
INSFEED 2:Insect feed for poultry and fish production in Sub-Saharan Africa. In many African countries, poultry and fish industries are among the fastest growing agri-businesses. However, the use of expensive inputs such as fish and plants as feed ingredients is threatening the survival of producers. The present initiative proposes to improve income generation, food and nutritional security in Kenya and Uganda by developing insect-based feeds for sustainable, safe and cost-effective poultry and fish production. The major research thrust will include identification of suitable insect species, assessing the potential market and nutritional attributes of the products, and development and adaptation of cost-effective insect rearing, harvesting, and post-harvest techniques for smallholder producers. It will also establish the risk factors associated with the insect-based feeds along the food chain and their mitigation strategies as well as conduct research to inform policies for promotion of safe, sustainable and cost-effective use of insect in the feed sector.
Scaling up quality honey production and fair trade in Ethiopia within the enhanced integrated framework Phase Two To scale up honey production quality through the enhanced integrated framework
Identification of miRNAs in blood feeding insects To identify miRNAs in blood feeding insects
Determining heritable microbe incidence, prevalence and impact in sandfly vector species This program aims to determine heritable microbe incidence, prevalence and impact in sandfly vector species (language: English)
Alien invasive fruit flies in Southern Africa: Implementation of a sustainable IPM programme to combat their menaces Alien invasive fruit flies in Southern Africa: Implementation of a sustainable IPM programme to combat their menaces
Understanding tick-borne zoonotic disease epidemiology within the nomadic pastoral systems in Isiolo, Tana river, West Pokot and Garissa counties of Kenya This program aims at investigating the role of ticks in the circulation of arboviruses and non-zoonotic pathogens of emergent public health importance along livestock migratory routes in Kenya. This knowledge is important because of the recent outbreaks of arboviruses in these areas. Furthermore, there is limited capacity to diagnose these infections in Kenya as many cases often go undetected and/or mistaken for common parasitic or bacterial diseases due to the nonspecific nature of their clinical manifestation. The output from this work will provide information on the epidemiology and ecology of these tick-borne zoonotic diseases for public health use.
Bio-Innovate Phase II program To turn innovative ideas and technologies based on biological sciences into viable businesses.
Leveraging mosquito feed assay capacity in endemic site to understand intra and inter lab assay variability and bridge Standard Membrane Feeding Assay (SMFA) AND Direct Membrane Feeding Assay (DMFA) To understand intra and inter lab assay variability and bridge Standard Membrane Feeding Assay
Epidemiological assesment of risk of yellow fever and Degue outbreaks in Kenya This research aims to evaluate the risk of transmission in sites bordering outbreak areas and urban cities to bring about better understanding of Yellow Fever ecology in Kenya
Masters Fellowship (Mr Enock Mararo) in public health and tropical medicine, 'To isolate naturally occurring microbes found in Anopheles mosquitoes In Kenya that could be used to block the transmission of Plasmodium' To isolate naturally occurring microbes found in Anopheles mosquitoes In Kenya
A crowd sourcing approach to large scale monitoring of pests This program aims to utilise a community-based crowdsourcing approach to crop protection of smallholder farms in low-resource settings by developing a simple software platform for basic feature phones to monitor pest incidence. Human-based monitoring of crops is the most accurate way to identify pests, but there are too few public monitoring agents in low-resource settings, leaving the majority of farms unprotected. Engaging the smallholder farmers to monitor their own crops is a promising solution, but most of them lack sophisticated equipment like smart phones and have low technical knowledge, so simpler solutions are needed. Therefore, they will adapt commercially-available software that collates and analyzes pest incidence data for basic feature phones and, together with smallholder farmers, design simple interfaces for SMS communication.
Testing business models for scaling insect-based protein feed for use in poultry farming and aquaculture in Kenya The main aim of this proposed project is to scale out insect-based proteins for feed production using different business models and to strengthen its value chain for improving livelihoods in Kenya.
Identification of Semiochemicals Regulating Biology of Potential Invasive Pests of the United States Identification of semiochemicals for use in: control and monitoring of insect pests or beneficials in Africa that have significant potential to become invasive pests or biocontrol agents, respectively, in the United States including Hemiptera, Diptera, Coleoptera, Acari, and nematodes; and identification of nectar microbes that exhibit antagonism toward pathogenic nectar microbes or increase attractancy of beneficial pollinators to agriculturally-related flowers.
Improving ecological and economic performance of push-pull technology through comprehensive management of Napier Stunt disease, mycotoxins and fodder commercialization Improving ecological and economic performance of push-pull technology
Push Pull for Sub Saharan Africa Its aim is to achieve long-term improvements in the food security and incomes of cereal and dairy farmers.
Exposing and killing malaria mosquitoes using so-called 'eave tubes' Using Eave tubes to control malaria as Open eaves serve as important mosquito house entry points and provide a suitable location for intercepting host-seeking anophelines.
Africa Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund for Applied Sciences Engineering and Technology This program aims to provide scholarship and Innovation fund in areas of Applied Sciences Engineering and Technology(ASET)
Integrated pest management strategy to counter the threat of invasive fall armyworm to food security in Eastern Africa (FAW-IPM) This FAW IPM Guide is designed for use by professionals in plant protection organizations, extension agencies, research institutions, and Governments, whose primary focus is smallholder farmers and the seed systems that support them. The FAW IPM Guide is meant to provide an important foundation for the emergence of harmonized FAW pest management protocols that will continue to be informed by research. The guide is also expected to serve as the basis for a series of cascading technical knowledge dissemination materials and social and behavioral change communications that will specifically target the needs of the smallholder farmers in Africa.
Push Pull for Sub Saharan Africa The ‘Push-Pull’ strategy is a technique that utilizes intercropping to increase yields by improving soil quality and protecting against pests. The concept is simple. Two of the primary threats to crops in sub-Saharan Africa are stemborers and striga weeds.
Invasive species strategy development To enable the integration of the threat of invasive species into national emergency response plans, to accord this menace the right attention and resources it deserves,
The burden of livestock trypanosomiasis on the marginalized pastoralist communities in arid regions of northern Kenya The burden of livestock trypanosomiasis on the marginalised pastoralist
Bio Innovate Phase II To assist countries in eastern Africa benefit from the revolutionary advances in biosciences, converting these technologies into innovations for inclusive growth and sustainable development.
H3ABioNet: Informatics solutions for H3Africa The program aims to develop bioinformatics solutions appropriate for exploitation and interpretation of biological information in Africa, and make these more accessible to H3Africa researchers
Development of microbe based strategies for improved bee health These studies will contribute towards food security in Kenya by reinforcing bee pollination services, and also enhance rural incomes by bolstering the quality and quantity of bee derived products.
Promote sustainable management of Tuta absoluta, an invasive pest of Solanaceous vegetables for food and nutritional security in East Africa To promote sustainable management of Tuta Absoluta
Identification of virus transmission networks to control key arboviral diseases in Kenya This project aims to identify transmission networks that can control arboviral diseases in Kenya
Piloting novel biorational, cattle- targeted interventions for sustainable control of arthropod vectors of malaria and other diseases of humans and livestock through multi-sectoral stakeholder engagement and community partnership Piloting novel biorational, cattle- targeted interventions
Credit and Financial Services: Smallholders Support Project Credit and Financial Services: Smallholders Support Project
Not Applicable Namibia - M&E - Economic Analysis - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's Economic Analysis frameworks , through compact implementation and evaluation stages.
Audit An Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Namibia, costs for its financial audits, which are conducted by a third party.
Rural Development Project Namibia - Rural Development Project: this project was used in the past for accounting purposes but it is not currently an active project for the program. It has no funds either committed or disbursed against it and has a sector code of 99810 (sector not specified).
Access to Tertiary Education Finance Activity Namibia - Education Project - Access to Tertiary Education Finance Activity: This Activity's focus is expanding access to tertiary finance. This will be achieved by providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Education ("MoE") to support its efforts to establish a sustainable and widely accessible tertiary and technical education finance system, including, inter alia, improved loan and recovery rates and targeting of financing subsidies to those in need.
Financial Sector Namibia - Financial Sector project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's financial project to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
Not Applicable Namibia - Agriculture Project - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's agriculture projects to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
Namibia-Compact In July 2008, the Millennium Challenge Corporation signed a five-year, $304.5 million compact with the Government of Namibia to reduce poverty and accelerate economic growth. The compact seeks to improve the quality of education and training for underserved populations, and attempts to capitalize on Namibia's comparative advantages (e.g., large areas of semi-arid communal land suitable for livestock, and diverse wildlife and unique landscapes ideal for ecotourism) to increase the incomes of poor Namibians in the northern areas of the country.  For the most up-to-date information on implementation progress, please read the Quarterly Status Report.
Not Applicable Namibia - Environmental Assessments - Non-allocated Funds activity: In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to develop and oversee the implementation of an Environmental and Social Assessment.
Improving Management and Infrastructure in Etosha National Park Activity Namibia - Education Project - Improving Management and Infrastructure in Etosha National Park Activity: this activity was used in the past for accounting purposes but it is not currently an active activity for the program. It has no funds either committed or disbursed against it and has a sector code of 99810 (sector not specified).
Monitoring and Evaluation The Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Namibia, monitoring and evaluation costs, which include monitoring, reporting and dissemination, GIS, data collection and data quality reviews.
Program Administration and Control Namibia - Program Administration and Control project: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Legal and Regulatory Namibia - Legal and Regulatory project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's land administration project to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
Improving Quality of General Education Activity Namibia - Education Project - Improving Quality of General Education Activity: This Activity involves the rehabilitation and renovation of infrastructure (including teacher housing) and equipment in approximately 47 primary and secondary schools, and the funding of training programs for school administrators and teachers. Additionally, this Activity includes funding for policy-relevant studies and improvements in science and computer training facilities at teacher training colleges.
Regional Study and Resource Centers Activity Namibia - Education Project - Regional Study and Resource Centers Activity: This Activity will fund the construction of approximately three regional study and resource centers ("RSRCs") in underserved areas that will improve community access to documentation, information resources, training materials and programs, as well as study facilities.