Space-age pest monitoring features at UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP opened the UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020 The CABI-led Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE), which uses space-age technology to provide farmers with an early warning of potentially devastating pest outbreaks, has featured at the UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020 in London.…
Study shows Plantwise plays key role in helping to implement agri-policies to reduce China’s reliance on pesticides
A Plantwise plant clinic supports farmers in Beijing A CABI working paper looking at the impact of agricultural policies with a specific focus on subsidized sustainable biological controls has revealed that the CABI-led Plantwise programme played a key role in reducing China’s reliance on more harmful…
CABI urges key ‘actors’ in the food value and trade chain to attend Pakistan Horti Expo 2020 and help boost exports
CABI is urging a range of key ‘actors’ in the food value and trade chain – including smallholder farmers, processors, wholesalers, distributors, retailers and exporters – to attend the Pakistan Horti Expo 2020 and help boost the country’s fruit and vegetable exports. The event, which will take place at the…
Scientists highlight the 13 ‘invaders’ most likely to impact the Antarctic Peninsula over next decade
Chilean, Common blue and Mediterranean species of mussel feature on the list of 13 invaders most likely to impact the Antarctic Peninsula region in the next 10 years – Photo: Kevin Hughes and David Barnes @ BAS. AN invasive plant expert from CABI shared his expertise…
First climate change study focusing on poultry farmers in Africa benefits from CABI’s expertise
Poultry production involves around 85 million Nigerians but the industry is at risk from climate change CABI socio-economist Dr Justice Tambo has shared his expertise in the first study to explore climate change adaptation among poultry farmers in Africa, but specifically in Nigeria where temperatures are…
Study shows life table of crop-devastating diamondback moth has changed little in 65 years
The life cycle of the diamondback moth in Ontaria, Canada, has changed little in nearly seven decades A team of international researchers, including CABI’s Dr Tim Haye, suggest that the life table of the diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) in Ontario, Canada, has been largely unaffected by…
CABI teams up with colleagues to pioneer the biological control of Japanese knotweed in the Netherlands
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…
CABI shares expertise in partnership to help Uganda’s fruits and vegetables industry access European markets
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…
CABI contributes to global food security with expertise shared at international symposium in Japan
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…
‘Tuning in’ to help banana farmers reap the ‘fruits’ of more profitable harvests
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…