Digital approach to plant health leads the way through COVID-19 pandemic for smallholder farmers
A more digital approach to managing plant health is leading the way for smallholder farmers grappling with the combined threat of COVID-19 and crop pests which can severely impact upon livelihoods and food security globally. CABI has been busy promoting its suite of online tools which, combined with the need…
SciDev.Net launches free science communication course for press officers
A free self-paced online course to teach press officers in Africa how to communicate science to journalists and the wider public is now being offered as part of the Script project, which is made possible by the Robert Bosch Stiftung and implemented by SciDev.Net The Science Communication Skills for Press…
CABI launches new portal to help facilitate greater collaboration on fall armyworm research
CABI has partnered with leading researchers and institutions to launch a new portal that facilitates global research collaboration to help fight the devastating crop pest fall armyworm (FAW). The CABI-led Fall Armyworm Research Collaboration Portal, is a free-to-access platform that enables the sharing of research data, insights and outputs, and…
Biopesticides effectively halt the devastating fall armyworm in South Sudan
CABI has briefed the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on a successful project to deploy a safe-to-use and environmentally friendly biopesticide in the fight against the fall armyworm (FAW) pest in South Sudan. Dr Ivan Rwomushana, Senior Scientist, Invasive Species Management, based at CABI’s centre in…
CABI appoints new Chief Executive Officer
We are pleased to announce that Dr Daniel Elger has been appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer of CAB International (‘CABI’) in succession to Dr Trevor Nicholls on his retirement. Roger Horton (Chair of the Board) said that, “I am delighted that we have appointed Daniel to be our…
New study reveals use of antibiotics on crops is more widespread than previously thought
The world is very aware of the overuse of antibiotics and the development of resistance in bacterial populations. This has led to calls for greater control and monitoring of their use in both human and veterinary medicine. What is less well known is that antibiotics, are routinely used in crop…
Stepping up the fight against devastating potato diseases in Kenya
CABI is working in partnership to step up the fight against a range of devastating potato diseases which are threatening to decimate the yields of nearly a million smallholder farmers in Kenya. Dr Joseph Mulema, Senior Scientist, Research – who is based at CABI’s centre in Nairobi, is leading a…
New study calls for reallocation of subsidies to encourage lower risk control options to fight fall armyworm menace
A new CABI-led study is calling for governments to reallocate subsidies to encourage the use of lower risk control options – such as biopesticides – in the fight against the devastating maize pest fall armyworm (FAW). The research, which was spearheaded by Dr Justice Tambo and published in the…
CABI and CALA Homes reach new ‘landmark’ in new headquarters and homes development
CABI has handed over the keys to its former headquarters to CALA Homes – paving the way for a move into its new state-of-the-art office and the completion of the 91-home Carmel Meadows development in Wallingford. The move means CABI’s outdated building – a former school from the 1960s –…
CABI confirms presence of devastating date pest the red palm weevil on Socotra Island, Yemen
CABI scientist Dr Arne Witt has led an international team of researchers who have confirmed for the first time the presence of the date pest red palm weevil on Socotra Island, Yemen, putting the livelihoods of residents at risk. The red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) has already…