CABI strengthens collaborations with the International Tropical Fruits Network
CABI is strengthening its working relationship with the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) with plans to further collaborate on projects related to the management of pests and diseases.
CABI receives JRS grant to publish dataset on invasive alien plants in Sub-Saharan Africa
CABI has received a grant of $45,750 from the JRS Biodiversity Foundation to publish one of the most complete and current datasets on Invasive Alien Plants (IAP) in Eastern Africa. The project, which is led by Dr Arne Witt, Coordinator: Invasive Species, CABI, will build upon the successful results from a previously awarded JRS grant.
CABI briefs parliamentary group on invasive species and their impact on the SDGs
25 January 2018 – In a briefing to theĀ All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on AgricultureĀ andĀ Food for DevelopmentĀ this week (23 January 2018), CABI highlighted the threat Fall Armyworm and other global invasive species pose towards achieving theĀ UNās Sustainable Development GoalsĀ (SDGs).
CABI to improve the farming for 50 million poor households by tackling invasive species
Millions of the world’s most vulnerable people face problems with invasive weeds, insects and plant diseases , which are out of control and have a major impact on global prosperity, communities and the environment.
Vegetable exports from Ghana resume after work to improve phytosanitary system
CABI’s work in partnership to improve Ghana’s phytosanitary systems means vegetable exports worth $15 million a year are continuing once again after the lifting of a Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety of the European Commission ban imposed in 2015.