New batch of UK-CGIAR Centre projects will focus on underutilised crops to aid food security and climate resilience
The UK-CGIAR Centre has created three new projects to support the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS), a collaborative, global effort to build resilient food systems by developing climate-adapted crops and improving soil health. The VACS movement aims to increase the adoption of what it describes as “opportunity crops”, defined…
CABI receives recognition from FAO for its work to support sustainable plant production and protection
CABI has received recognition from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for its work supporting smallholder farmers in the field of sustainable plant production and protection for greater livelihoods and food security. The recognition of CABI’s work, which includes the sustainable management of crop pests and…
SciDev.Net’s Africa Science Focus podcast placed highly in Top 100 Africa News Podcasts on internet by FeedSpot
SciDev.Net’s award-winning Africa Science Focus podcast has been placed in the Top 100 Africa News Podcasts on the internet by FeedSpot. It has been placed in position 25 amongst a range of other prestigious podcasts including BBC News’ Focus on Africa and Africa Daily podcasts, as well as Bloomberg’s Next…
Scientists argue case for a One Health framework for global and local stewardship across antimicrobial lifecycle
CABI has joined a team of international scientists who argue that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a complex problem that requires broad One Health stewardship from local to global levels across the antimicrobial lifecycle. AMR occurs when microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites evolve to resist the effects of…
CABI Member Country Consultation for the Americas and Caribbean focuses on tackling major agricultural and environmental challenges through collaboration
CABI convened a Regional Consultation Meeting with its Member Countries in the Americas and Caribbean from 16–18 September, bringing together representatives to review progress and discuss future priorities under the organization’s global strategy, first agreed in 2022. The event, hosted in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, marked the conclusion…
CABI supports efforts towards greater sustainable agriculture in Vietnam through new partnership agreement
CABI has joined forces with the Plant Production and Protection Department (PPPD) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment in Vietnam to support sustainable agriculture in the country amid threats of crop pests exacerbated by climate change. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed which will see both parties…
CABI supports release of biological control agents to fight invasive weeds in the Netherlands
CABI has supported the first-time releases of two specialist biocontrol agents, a weevil and a mite, targeting their respective invasive weed hosts in the Netherlands, namely floating pennywort (Hydrocotyle ranunculoides) and Australian swamp stonecrop (Crassula helmsii). These exotic aquatic plants form dense monospecific stands, can out-compete native plants and animals,…
CABI’s support for Africa’s youth leading agricultural transformation voiced at Africa Food Systems Forum
CABI has highlighted its efforts towards youth-led agri-food systems transformation, at the Africa Food Systems Forum 2025 (AFSF) in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the priorities of CABI’s 17 African Member Countries espoused in its Medium-Term Strategy, CABI is committed to reduce inequality through better opportunities for rural women and…
CABI announces plan to strengthen impact and ensure long-term sustainability
CABI - a globally respected intergovernmental organization using science and information to tackle agricultural and environmental challenges - has announced a plan for transformation that will increase its responsiveness to Member Country needs and underpin the scientific quality of its work for the future. The plan will also re-structure and…
PRISE data model gives timely advice for smallholder farmers tackling coffee berry borer pest in Kenya
CABI has used the tried and tested Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) data model to compile a comprehensive risk assessment of the Kenyan coffee sector and create a model to help smallholder farmers tackle the coffee berry borer pest. The coffee berry borer is a major coffee pest of both…