New web app connects journalists and scientists
A new web app has been launched to make it super easy for journalists in Kenya and Uganda to find researchers for science stories. The Script Connect app is part of the Script science communication programme by SciDev.Net, funded by the Robert Bosch Foundation. It works like a ‘speed-dating’ app,…
New book to help improve science communication in Africa is now available
Script’s new book aimed at helping to improve the communication of science in Africa has now been published. The book is available for free electronically and to buy in paperback in the CABI Digital Library. ‘Science Communication Skills for Journalists: A Resource Book for Universities in Africa,’ is edited and…
Webinar addresses how to feed the world
The CABI-led Global Burden of Crop Loss programme has hosted a webinar concerned with how to feed the world. Up to 40% of crops are lost to pests and diseases. Around the world, as many as 828 million people still go hungry. The webinar was held as part of the…
Human—Animal Interactions journal joins CABI’s publishing portfolio
Human—Animal Interactions – an open access interdisciplinary journal devoted to the dissemination of research in fields related to interactions between non-human animals and their human counterparts – has joined CABI’s publishing portfolio. The expanded journal is created from the Human Animal Interaction Bulletin (HAIB) which was launched in 2013 as…
CABI-led study suggests women’s role in coffee production should be promoted across whole value chain
A new CABI-led study published in the journal Sustainability suggests that the role of women in coffee production should be promoted across the whole value chain as well as improving their access to productive resources and services. The study found that while some of the technologies and practices promoted to…
CABI Member Countries come together to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing humanity
Delegates from the majority of CABI’s 49 Member Countries joined forces with CABI staff and other partners at CABI’s triennial Review Conference to agree joint plans for work on great challenges of our era, including hunger, poverty, climate change, biodiversity loss and gender inequality. These concerns are the focus of…
CABI’s expertise showcased at first International Plant Health Conference
CABI’s expertise in helping millions of smallholder farmers around the world mitigate devastating crop pests and diseases has been showcased at the first International Plant Health Conference held in London. The conference was co-organized by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) of the United Kingdom (UK) and…
PlantwisePlus launches to help farmers in Ghana produce more and higher quality food
A new CABI-led worldwide programme – PlantwisePlus – launches in Ghana to help smallholder farmers produce more and high-quality food. Special emphasis will be placed on improving extension services for the country’s female farmers who have limited access to extension advisory services, including plant health services due to various challenges.…
Uganda enjoys increased capacity to access more profitable regional and European markets
Uganda is enjoying increased capacity to access more profitable regional and European markets for its fresh fruits and vegetables thanks to a project aimed at helping the country comply with sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements. Uganda is now exporting 5.8 million tonnes of fresh fruits and vegetables worth US$35 million…
CABI and CASA attend African Green Revolution Summit to showcase efforts towards greater food security in Africa
CABI has joined colleagues from the Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness (CASA) programme at the annual African Green Revolution Conference (AGRF) to showcase their efforts towards greater food security in Africa. The theme of the AGRF was ‘Grow, Nourish, Reward – Bold Actions for Resilient Food Systems.’ The conference…