CABI’s Dennis Rangi speaks out on biodiversity and invasive species
28 June 2014 Dr Dennis Rangi, CABI's Executive Director for International Development, spoke out this week at the 18th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) held on 23-28 June 2014 in Montreal, Canada. He delivered a statement at the meeting and talked about the…
Plantwise knowledge bank goes from strength to strength
28 July 2014 Following a recent review of its progress, Plantwise can report that 2013 was a very productive year. To show the scale of the growth of its knowledge bank, Plantwise has created an infographic. For more information, visit the Plantwise knowledge bank. Plantwise is CABI's food security programme, which helps farmers grow more…
Applications now open for new ICM degree from CABI and University of Neuchatel
16 July 2014 CABI and the University of Neuchatel are now accepting applications for a unique new degree programme in Integrated Crop Management (ICM). Students from around the world will come to Canton Jura, Switzerland to learn from experts about sustainable agriculture strategies to apply in practice and policy…
CABI celebrates 30 years of UKAS accreditation
22 July 2014 CABI is proud to announce 30 years as a UKAS accredited laboratory providing confidence and trust for our customers. The annual assessment undertaken in July to the internationally recognized standard, ISO 17025, demonstrates our competency, impartiality and performance capability. The initial accreditation in 1984 for mould…
World expert, Temple Grandin, addresses Royal Veterinary College on animal welfare
11 July 2014 Temple Grandin, the world renowned expert on animal behaviour, today gave a characteristically stimulating talk to more than 100 students, faculty staff and members of the general public at the Royal Veterinary Colleges Centre for Animal Welfare. The event, organized by CABI and RVC was entitled…
AIRCA reacts to third meeting of G20 Agricultural Chief Scientists
11 July 2014 G20 Agricultural Chief Scientists recently published a communiqué following their third meeting of 19-20 June held in Brisbane, Australia. The communiqué summarizes key issues for tackling global food security. The Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture (AIRCA), of which CABI is a member, is…
Go-ahead for new mobile project to tackle malnutrition in Africa and Asia
4 July 2014 CABI-led consortium gains GSMA funding to help three million people access nutrition information using mobile technology More than three million people in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia will soon be able to access vital nutrition and health information using mobile technology as part of a new…
CABI-RVC symposium explores the future of farm animal welfare
11 June 2014 CABI, together with the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), London, today held a symposium marking the 50th anniversary of Ruth Harrisons influential Animal Machines a book that heralded an entire movement in farm animal welfare and the welfare of animals in intensive production. The symposium, Animal…
CABI receives prestigious award for supporting graduate tourism research
7 June 2014 CABI has received a prestigious award for supporting the 3rd Interdisciplinary Tourism Research Conference / 7th World Conference for Graduate Research in Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure in Istanbul, Turkey, by providing book prizes to the conferences winning graduate researchers. CABI authors were on hand at the…
Looking back at a year of impact: CABI in Review 2013
23 May 2014 We are delighted to bring you CABI in Review 2013. Each year, we publish an annual review to tell the stories of our projects and the impact they have on the farmers, extension workers, scientists, policy makers and professional practitioners we work with. This year, we pay…