CABI teams up with colleagues to pioneer the biological control of Japanese knotweed in the Netherlands

Japanese knotweed
The impact of Japanese knotweed knows no bounds and includes rivers, roads and railways CABI is sharing its expertise in invasive weed management to help colleagues in the Netherlands control the scourge of Asian knotweeds (Fallopia spp.) which is threatening to dominate native biodiversity, impinge on…
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CABI shares expertise in partnership to help Uganda’s fruits and vegetables industry access European markets

Fruit and veg stall
CABI is working in partnership to help the Government of Uganda build greater capacity for its fresh fruits and vegetables (FFVs) industry to comply with phytosanitary requirements needed to access more profitable markets across Europe and regional markets. The US$ 882,726 project, co-funded by the Standards and Trade Development Facility…
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CABI contributes to global food security with expertise shared at international symposium in Japan

Ulli Kuhlmann Panel Discussion JIRCAS
Dr Ulrich Kuhlmann (left) outlines the benefit of the CABI-led Plantwise and Action on Invasives programmes to global food security at the JIRCAS International Symposium CABI has demonstrated its commitment to helping to ensure global food security by sharing its expertise in crop health and invasive…
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‘Tuning in’ to help banana farmers reap the ‘fruits’ of more profitable harvests

banana agronomy
Bananas are worth $4.3 billion a year to the economies in Uganda and Tanzania but farmers need help to tap into the crop's full potential CABI is working in partnership to help thousands of smallholder farmers in Uganda and Tanzania reap the ‘fruits’ of more profitable…
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CABI joins FAO in official launch for International Year of Plant Health 2020

Dr Ulrich Kuhlmann at FAO
Dr Ulrich Kuhlmann - Photo: FAO CABI this week joined the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) for the official launch of the inaugural International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) 2020, previously proclaimed as part of a resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2018.…
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Latest ‘crop’ of MAS in ICM students graduate with honours

MAS in ICM graduates 2019
MAS in ICM graduates 2019 celebrate their success Now in its fifth year, the Masters of Advanced Studies in Integrated Crop Management (MAS in ICM) course, coordinated by CABI and the University of Neuchâtel, celebrated the graduation of twelve more international students last month. A ceremony…
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CABI researchers join over 11,000 world scientists in warning of climate emergency

Climate change drought
CABI researchers are among more than 11,000 world scientists who have penned their signatures to a paper, published in the journal BioScience, which warns of a climate change emergency facing the Earth. Dr Roger Day, Dr Hariet Hinz, Dr Emma Jenner, Dr Urs Schaffner and Brandon Whitehead have all signed…
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The value smallholders place on pollinators highlighted in ecological intensification study

Ecological intensification
CABI has led new research which reveals that more than half (57 percent) of smallholder farmers in two Kenyan counties have knowledge of pollination and consciously act to maintain bees, birds and butterflies while fighting pests and diseases including the Fall armyworm and coffee berry disease.
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CABI’s expertise on digital pest management showcased on Vietnamese TV

Vietnamese's HDTV reports on partnership who will create digital image recognition software to identify crop pests and diseases including brown spot of dragon fruit CABI's expertise on digital pest and disease management has been showcased on the Vietnamese TV channel HDTV. This follows the signing of…
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SciDev.Net to help scientists better communicate their research for development

SciDev.Net
SciDev.Net is embarking on a £234,000 project to help 500 scientists from 10 institutions better communicate their research to the world’s media and have a greater influence on national and global policy and decision making.
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