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MUNYI, Peter
Peter Munyi is the Chief Legal Officer of the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE). He offers in-house legal advice to ICIPE in many areas; intellectual property law is his speciality. Through SEAPRI, an ICIPE initiative, Mr. Munyi also offers legal and policy advice on agriculture, genetic resources, and environmental issues to the governments of developing countries, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations. He has published widely on many topics, including intellectual property-related issues, genetic resources, and biodiversity. He holds a Master’s degree in European Intellectual Property Law from Stockholm University, Sweden, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from Moi University, Kenya. Prior to joining ICIPE, Mr. Munyi was a commercial lawyer in a private practice based in Nairobi.
Abstract
From Science to Market: Transferring Standards Certification Know-How from ICIPE to Africert Ltd.
Abstract:
This brief case study describes how the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) helped African growers maintain access to foreign markets and improve livelihoods by being able to achieve standards certification for agricultural export commodities. The process involved a characterization of the problem and a conceptualization and execution of a solution. The solution included creating a regional certification body in East Africa capable of providing globally recognized certification at costs that were locally affordable. The level of technical know-how needed by the certification body in order to be effective was significant, so the expertise of ICIPE was instrumental in creating the local certification body. Ongoing certification services provided by the certification body are highly market oriented, and because of this orientation the group was spun off as a private company, as Africert Limited.
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