National scientific capabilities

Abstract

The Series of ICIPE Annual Public Lectures is devoted to the general theme of 'The Status of Insect Science in the Tropical World". In it, the ICIPE Director examines, each year, the problems and progress of insect scientilic research in all its many manifestations, but especially in the way it contributes to national development in Tropical Africa. The ICIPE is interested in investigating new frontiers of insect sciences, in using this knowledge to design novel methods for pest control on a long-term basis, and in building up the capabilities of the African scientific community in meeting these challenges. On Wednesday, 4th June 1975, the inaugural lecture in this series, "This is a Dudu World", was delivered. In this second lecture. Professor Thomas R. Odhiambo, the Director of the ICIPE, will be exploring the problems associated with "National Scientific Capabilities", especially as they relate to indigenous capacities in in· sect science and technology.