New fungal species named in honour of Sir David Attenborough making zombies of cave spiders on the island of Ireland
Dr Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientists – including from the Natural History Museum of Denmark and Royal Botanical Gardens Kew – in a study to investigate the identity of a fungus found on a spider during filming of the BBC Winterwatch series in Northern Ireland. Based…
CABI working in partnership towards greater nature-based solutions for sustainable agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
CABI is working in partnership to develop more nature-based solutions for sustainable agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. These solutions will help increase the livelihoods of thousands of smallholder farmers and ensure enhanced food security. Currently, 600 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa depend on agriculture, which contributes an average of 25% of…
CABI’s 25-year partnership with Switzerland in Africa highlighted during ambassador’s visit to CABI Africa, Nairobi
CABI’s 25-year partnership with Switzerland in Africa has been highlighted during a visit of His Excellency Mirko Giulietti, Ambassador of Switzerland to Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, and Uganda, to CABI’s Regional Centre for Africa in Nairobi. The visit emphasized the strong and ongoing partnership between CABI and Switzerland, both of whom…
Global Health Cases and Soil Science Cases now available on the CABI Digital Library
Two new resources – Global Health Cases and Soil Science Cases – are now available on the CABI Digital Library. The resources are part of CABI Cases which are a growing collection of practical, educational case studies providing valuable educational tools and support study, research and practice. Both Global Health…
MaDiPHS project report highlights four recommendations for improved data management and sharing
The case study report of the Malawi Digital Plant Health Service (MaDiPHS) Data Catalogue project has highlighted four major recommendations for improved data management and sharing within projects. MaDiPHS is a project led by the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) and funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation…
Sustainable biological control agent approved to fight papaya mealybug pest across Kenya
An environmentally friendly and safe-to-use parasitoid wasp has been approved for release across Kenya to help smallholder farmers fight the devastating papaya mealybug which threatens their livelihoods and food security. The Kenya Standing Technical Committee on Imports and Exports (KSTCIE) approved the widespread use of the biological control agent Acerophagus…
CABI’s new Aquaculture and Fisheries Collection provides comprehensive information resource
CABI’s new Aquaculture and Fisheries Collection, launched in January 2025, provides students and those in the industry with the very latest and comprehensive information to help support sustainable practices in aquaculture. The resource, now available on the CABI Digital Library, covers information on aspects of aquaculture and fisheries including clams,…
Meet Patrice the PhD student from Burundi helping to tackle one of the world’s most invasive and noxious weeds
The Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE) and CABI are co-supervising a new PhD student who is helping to tackle common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) which is one of the world’s most invasive and noxious weeds, writes Dr Stefan Toepfer and Wayne Coles. Patrice Nduwayo, from the University of…
Ambassadorial visit serves to help strengthen greater sustainable agriculture in Burundi
CABI assisted the Koppert Foundation to host a visit from the Ambassador of Burundi in The Hague, H.E. Madame Isabelle Ndahayo, and help strengthen greater sustainable agriculture, improve smallholder farmer livelihoods and food security. Dr Janny Vos, CABI’s Partnerships Development Director, helped Koppert organize the visit to their facilities to…
CABI attends presidential round table to highlight help for Burundi’s smallholder farmers to increase food security
CABI has taken part in a presidential round table event and highlighted its support for Burundi’s smallholder farmers to increase their livelihoods and food security. Dr Dennis Rangi, Director General, Development, and Dr Janny Vos, Partnerships Development Director, attended the event held in Bujumbura to share the Burundian Government’s vision…