Ability of PlantwisePlus to empower smallholder farmers featured at European Commission’s InfoPoint Conference
The ability of the CABI-led PlantwisePlus programme to empower smallholder farmers to safeguard crops, livelihoods and biodiversity, has been featured at an InfoPoint Conference organized by the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium. Dr Daniel Elger, CABI CEO, and Dr Janny Vos, Partnerships Development Director at CABI, spoke about how PlantwisePlus…
CABI supports project to help smallholder farmers fight the sweet potato weevil in Caribbean
CABI is supporting a project to help smallholder farmers fight the sweet potato weevil (SPW) in Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica, and St Lucia using environmentally friendly biological control agents as part of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plan. Dr Belinda Luke, Global Team Leader, PlantwisePlus, provided training with Dr Elizabeth…
CABI-led project aims to promote greater sustainable practices to enhance Pakistan’s agricultural trade
CABI is leading a new project aimed at promoting greater sustainable practices to enhance Pakistan’s agricultural trade including safer-to-use and more environmentally friendly biopesticides to fight devastating crop pests and diseases. Together in partnership with the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the…
CABI calls for greater coordination to enhance SPS compliance and trade in Africa
CABI shared its expertise and experience in work around harmonisation framework for germplasm exchange in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly within the ECOWAS SPS framework, during the Expert Consultation workshop on Addressing Phytosanitary Bottlenecks to Improve Crop Germplasm/Bioresources Exchange in Africa. Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures are rules, measures and regulations designed…
Colombia visit serves to strengthen engagement with important Member Country for greater food security
A senior delegation of officials from CABI have paid a visit to Colombia – an important and valued Member Country – to strengthen engagement with national partners and enhance work towards improved livelihoods and greater food security. Dr Qiaoqiao Zhang, Director, Memberships and Dr Yelitza Colmenarez, Centre Director, Brazil, chiefly…
CABI joins continental level partnership to support development of African Soil Information Systems
CABI has joined a continental level partnership to support the development of Soil Information Systems (SISs) in Africa with the overall aim of helping to increase agricultural productivity, livelihoods and food and nutritional security through improving the usability of and access to soil data. The Coalition for Soil Information Systems…
CABI showcases Horizon Scanning Tool and Invasive Species Compendium at COP16
CABI has taken part in the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) which seeks to take decisive measures for the protection of biological diversity. Dr Yelitza Colmenarez, CABI’s Centre Director, Latin America-Brazil, showcased CABI’s Horizon Scanning Tool – a decision support…
CABI attends pre-COP 29 workshop to help better understand agriculture’s climate reporting mechanisms
CABI has shared its expertise at a pre-COP29 workshop aimed at helping countries enhance their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) implementation processes through joint actions and collaboration with countries in Asia and Pacific region. Srijita Dasgupta, CABI’s Climate Change Expert, Asia, attended the workshop in Bangkok which also sought to better…
Pakistan’s new biopesticide regulation highlighted at Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting
Pakistan’s new biopesticides registration guidance to tackle a range of crop pests and diseases has been highlighted at the 19th Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM) 2024 held in Basel, Switzerland. Organized by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA), ABIM 2024 saw more…
Publication outlines 16 calls of action to tackle fall armyworm following global symposium on major crop pest
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published a report outlining 16 calls to action to tackle fall armyworm following a global symposium on the major crop pest in which CABI shared its expertise. Entitled “FAO Global Symposium on Sustainable Fall Armyworm Management: Charting a global…