Plans for digital plant health service in Malawi will benefit over 100,000 smallholder farmers
CABI is leading on the data organization and management of a new project that will see a digital plant health service established in Malawi to benefit over 100,000 smallholder farmers of maize, tomato, cassava, banana and groundnut crops. The Malawi Digital Plant Health Service (MaDiPHS) project, funded by the Norwegian…
CABI and IDH sign MoU to explore collaboration on strengthening food value chains
CABI and IDH The Sustainable Trade Initiative have signed an MoU to explore opportunities to collaborate in strengthening food value chain for smallholder farmers within the IDH Landscapes programs with an initial focus in India and Southern Chad. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the two parties…
Greater awareness needed to increase uptake of invasive plant biocontrol in Europe, scientists say
A team of international scientists have conducted research which reveals that European Union professionals know less about the biological control of invasive plants than their counterparts in other parts of the world. To date, there have been over 500 biological control agents released against at least 220 invasive alien plant…
New information portal launched to help in fight against pests and diseases of coconut
A new information portal called Cocopest has been launched at the 58th International Coconut Community (ICC) Session & Ministerial Meeting to help in the fight against pests and diseases of coconut – a crop that in 2020 was valued at USD $65 billion. The resource, which has been developed by…
CABI and Uganda work towards plans for greater sustainable food security
CABI and senior officials from Uganda’s Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) other stakeholders are engaging in high-level talks with a view to greater collaboration towards ensuring better sustainable food security in the country. An initial meeting took place at Lake Victoria Serena…
Papua New Guinea’s food security to be strengthened further through PlantwisePlus programme
CABI is working with the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Government to help the country further strengthen its food security by moving towards the implementation of the PlantwisePlus programme. A meeting has been held between CABI, the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) and the National Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Authority…
CABI shares expertise at 19th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Roots
CABI scientists have shared their expertise on the management of invasive species – which can affect the yields and livelihoods of smallholder farmers – as part of the 19th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Roots (ISTRC). The theme of the symposium was ‘Technological and business innovations for…
CABI’s commitment to climate change adaptation highlighted at COP27
CABI’s commitment to helping millions of smallholder farmers around the world adapt to the impacts of climate change has been highlighted at COP27, the global climate change summit held annually by the UN, which this year is being held between 6 and 18 November 2022 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Jonny…
Genetic resources for food and agriculture come under the microscope at FAO event
CABI has shared its expertise by contributing to a virtual workshop on the role of Digital Sequence Information (DSI) for the conservation and sustainable use of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (GRFA). Such DSI includes that pertaining to animal, forest, insect, microbial and plant genetic resources. Top crops, studied…
Weevil may save Great Britain up to £16.8m a year in management of invasive aquatic fern
A new CABI-led study suggests that a tiny weevil (Stenopelmus rufinasus) has huge benefits in saving Great Britain up to £16.8m in annual management costs of the invasive aquatic fern Azolla filiculoides. The research, published in the CABI Agriculture and Bioscience journal, estimates that without any biocontrol the expected yearly…