PlantwisePlus launches to help farmers in Zambia produce more and higher quality food
A new CABI-led worldwide programme – PlantwisePlus – has launched in Zambia to help smallholder farmers produce more and high-quality food. PlantwisePlus will support Zambia’s Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) predict, prepare and prevent a range of plant health issues which put food security and livelihoods at risk. The new programme…
Study highlights mass rearing capabilities of an important natural enemy to fight brown marmorated stink bug pest
A study involving scientists from the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA)-CABI Joint Laboratory (Joint Lab) has highlighted the mass rearing capabilities of a natural enemy to fight the brown marmorated stink bug pest. Dr Feng Zhang, CABI’s Regional Director, East & South-East Asia, led research which shows…
Multi-channel approach to extension reaps benefits for farmers fighting fall armyworm pest in Eastern Rwanda
A multi-channel approach to extension reaps greater benefits for smallholder farmers fighting the fall armyworm pest in Eastern Rwanda according to new CABI-led research published in the journal Food and Energy Security. The study, which was led by Dr Justice Tambo and included colleagues from CABI’s regional centre for Africa…
Value placed on resources and decisions in farming in Ethiopia differs across genders, study reveals
A new study published in the CABI Agriculture & Bioscience journal has revealed that major empowerment resources and decision-makings that are valuable to men and women vary across gender and farming systems in Ethiopia. Lead author Wole Kinati, from the University of New England, Australia, and fellow researchers found that,…
Partnership with MARA, China strengthened with Senior MARA Delegation Group visit to CABI
A Senior Delegation Group from the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) and the Chinese Embassy in London has paid a visit to CABI’s corporate office in Wallingford, UK, to further strengthen the partnership between China and CABI. The nine-strong party, led by Vice Minister of MARA, Dr…
CABI joins forces with Zambian Government to help curb spread of devastating Cassava Brown Streak Disease
CABI has joined forces with the Zambian Government in a bid to help curb the spread of devastating Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD), which can lead to total loss of the crop – considered a staple food source for millions of residents. Representatives from CABI’s centres in Lusaka and Nairobi,…
CABI contributes to BBC World Service programme exploring impacts of climate change
CABI's Dr Ivan Rwomushana has contributed to a BBC World Service programme which questions how Kenyan farmers are adapting to climate change. Dr Rwomushana, who is CABI's Senior Scientist, Invasive Species Management, based at CABI's regional centre for Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, was part of the BBC World Service's Business…
New CABI Digital Library supports research and learning in agriculture, the environment and the applied life sciences
CABI has launched the exciting new CABI Digital Library – which will showcase all of CABI’s content in one location – on Atypon’s award-winning online publishing platform, Literatum. The move is the first step in CABI’s plans to migrate all its publishing content into one platform to make it easier…
CABI shares expertise at International Congress of Entomology
CABI fielded a strong team of scientists at the International Congress of Entomology – ICE 2022 Helsinki – which returned to Europe for the first time in 25 years and focussed on the theme of ‘Entomology for our Planet.’ Dr Lukas Seehausen, Dr Yelitza Colmenarez, Dr Tim Haye, and Dr…
CABI book on invasive birds wins wildlife publication award
A CABI-published book exploring the global trends and impacts of 32 species of invasive birds has won the ‘Edited Book’ category of the 2022 The Wildlife Society’s Wildlife Publication Awards. The Society’s Wildlife Publication Awards recognize excellence in scientific literature of wildlife biology and management issued within the last three…