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CABI is a not-for-profit international organization that improves people’s lives by providing information and applying scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment. Our mission and direction is influenced by our 47 member countries who help guide the activities we undertake. These include scientific publishing, development projects and research, and microbial services.
New project to increase food security in DPR Korea
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We recently began a project to strengthen food security in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPR Korea). Funded by EuropeAid, it aims to make biological plant protection agents available to farmers in order to tackle soil-borne insect pests. Eventually we hope to establish rearing facilities in country, so farmers have a ready supply of nematodes (which attack pests within the soil). |
Role of Plant Protection in food security recognised by DPR Korea Ministry of Agriculture
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In a recent workshop in Pyongyang a representative from the Ministry of Agriculture noted that CABI’s long association with the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Ministry of Agriculture had been key to the development of plant protection within DPRK. CABI has been working in DPRK over the last 10 years to support crop protection in the country and the representative noted that this had been instrumental in bringing the importance of plant protection to the notice of the government. |
Plantwise Feasibility Study Workshop in China
In October 2011 CABI and China’s Ministry of Agricultural held a workshop to review the feasibility study for the Plantwise initiative in Beijing. Proposed co-operation models were discussed. Following the workshop the CABI team and a representative from the National Agro-Tech Extension and Service Centre, Ministry of Agriculture (NATESC) visited Hainan province to see a recently established plant hospital system in action.
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CABI hosts the visit of the Secretary of Pakistan Ministry of National Food Secretary and Research
Mr Shafqat Hussain Naghmi, Secretary of Pakistan Ministry of National Food Secretary and Research visited CABI Headquarters on 13th December 2011. Replacing the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, this newly created Ministry has focused on improving food security, and enhancing strategic research, and research into use, For this exploratory visit, CABI put together an intensive programme to enable the honourable Secretary to familiarise himself with CABI’s work, seek for strategic and operational ideas for his new Ministry, and explore opportunities for further collaboration between Pakistan and CABI in meeting the challenges of food security, climate change and disconnection between implementation and research in agriculture .
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CABI welcomes the Netherlands to membership
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The Netherlands is now officially an Associate Country of CABI, the first country to take up the new membership category while it completes the full membership process.
The Netherlands' strategy on Agriculture, Rural Development & Food Security complements CABI's mission and activities to support global agriculture, which is central to food security. For CABI, having the Netherlands as an Associate Country means greater support to development through agricultural investments, better links with national institutions and universities and greater support for CABI's core activities.
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Creating new Rice Plant Doctors in India
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CABI scientists in India have been helping to train farmers to become rice plant doctors and supervising them as they run a plant clinic session.
20 farmers from the South Tripura region, which borders Bangladesh, showed a keen interest in the three-day course: ‘How to Become a Rice Plant Doctor’, learning about Good Agricultural Practice and Plant Protection through presentations and practical sessions. Find out more>>
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Plantwise meetings in Africa
Trevor Nicholls, CABI’s CEO, and Dennis Rangi, CABI’s Executive Director, International Development, have completed a whistle-stop tour to six Member Countries in Africa. Find out more>>
CABI recognized for excellence in Trinidad and Tobago
On 10-12 May Lizz Johnson, Regional Director of CABI Caribbean and Latin America participated in the Caribbean Plant Health Directors (CPHD) meetings held in Port of Spain, Trinidad, hosted by Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Food Production, where CABI’s work on pest management in the region was recognized for excellence in service and commitment to development. Find out more>>
Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) funded access to CAB Abstracts by 10 sites in the western China
Access to CAB Abstracts, the World’s leading agricultural database by 10 institutions in the western China has now been made possible with the financial support from the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture. Find out more>>