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CABI unveils action plan to fight highly invasive and destructive weed

CABI has launched a comprehensive national action plan aimed at combatting the scourge of Parthenium, a highly invasive species of weed, prevalent and spreading in Pakistan.

CABI signs MoU with Koppert to work together on sustainable controls to fight invasive pests and weeds

CABI has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with world-leading biological control specialists Koppert to collaborate on making more environmentally sustainable biological controls available in the fight against invasive pests and weeds in less developed countries.

Brazilian government signs five-year deal to benefit from CABI’s scientific publications and databases

The Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) has signed a five-year deal to benefit from CABI’s range of world-leading scientific publications and databases including CAB Abstracts – an online platform of more than 12 million records.

Kenyan farmers reap the benefits thanks to Plantwise plant clinics

CABI’s global Plantwise programme has a major impact helping farmers in Kenya grow more and lose less to crop pests and diseases, according to a new impact report published.

PhD student steps up fight against western corn rootworm – a major pest of maize

A PhD student, supervised by CABI’s invasive species and maize production expert Dr Stefan Toepfer, is stepping up the fight against one of the most destructive pests of maize in North America and Europe – the western corn rootworm.

Tunisian government benefits from world-leading database of applied life sciences

The Centre National Universitaire de Documentation Scientific et Technique (CNUDST) in Tunisia has become the latest to subscribe to CAB Direct , CABI’s online database platform, providing a single point of access to more than 12 million records.