Integrated Pest Management is best approach to fighting fall armyworm pest in Botswana, new study reveals
A new CABI-led study investigating the impacts, farmer management practices and implications for sustainable ways of fighting the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperga) suggests that an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach is the best way to tackle the devastating crop pest in Botswana. The research, led by Fernadis Makale and Dr…
CABI and the Rainforest Alliance pledge working towards more sustainable agriculture
CABI and the Rainforest Alliance have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on ways to help smallholder farmers around the world grow safer and higher quality food – and increase their incomes in the process – through more sustainable agricultural practices. With this partnership, producers will benefit from…
CABI contributes to coffee agenda at IACO 2021 Annual Meeting
CABI has participated in the 61st IACO 2021 Annual Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, aimed at showcasing the important role coffee plays in the socio-economic development of 25 African coffee producing nations spanning the continent. Dr Morris Akiri, Senior Regional Director, CABI Africa, moderated a high-level panel discussion drawing upon the…
Open invite to view high-level discussion exploring global food security amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Stakeholders working and interested in the field of agricultural science and international development are being invited to a high-level discussion exploring how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected food security for millions of people around the world. A panel of experts – including senior representatives from the African Union, China Agricultural…
Data on ‘One Health’ approach to integrated crop-livestock advisory services digitized for future analysis
Data on a ‘One Health’ approach to integrated crop-livestock advisory services for smallholder farmers in Uganda has been digitized to enable better capture, analysis and use with a view to helping them better protect their crops and livestock from pests/vectors and diseases. A review of the project ‘Joint crop and…
Vaccine mini-series scoops prestigious award
SciDev.Net’s vaccine podcast mini-series – exploring myths and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and Africa’s response – has won a silver award in the audio category of the prestigious AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards. Three episodes – published as part of SciDev.Net’s Africa Science Focus podcast – caught the judges’…
Spread of highly invasive apple snail leads to rise in production costs for rice farmers
The invasion of the apple snail Pomacea canaliculata in Kenya is estimated to have led to an increase in production costs for rice farmers in Kirinyaga County with an additional Kshs 9,668,100 spent on 781 acres. A field scoping exercise conducted by CABI – involving stakeholders including the Ministry of…
CABI study assesses the capacity and responsiveness of Kenya’s national invasive species system
A new CABI-led study has sought to set out a framework and method for assessing the performance and responsiveness of an invasive species system. The proposed methodology was piloted in Kenya. The objective was to engage with key actors within an invasive species system using a participatory approach to determine…
CABI explores baculovirus-based insecticides at Entomology 2021
CABI scientist Dr Ivan Rwomushana is sharing his expertise on baculorvirus-based insecticides to control crop pests – with a specific focus on examples from Kenya – as part of a presentation available online at the Entomology 2021 conference. Dr Rwomushana has recorded his thoughts on the subject in a video…