CABI’s Member Countries reap the benefits of science communication training for researchers
Hundreds of scientists from CABI’s 48 Member Countries have participated in free science communication training designed to help them gain the confidence and skills to communicate their findings to policymakers and the public. In total 725 people took part in six different training sessions on subjects including ‘How researchers can…
CABI highlights support for just and inclusive transition to sustainable food systems at COP29
CABI has highlighted its support for a just and inclusive transition to sustainable food systems at the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) held in Baku, Azerbaijan. This included commitments to share skills, knowledge and technical expertise on helping vulnerable countries around the world to build the capacity of their…
Biodiversity event celebrates 75 years of partnership between CABI and Canada for biological control research
Expertise and a renewed commitment to sustainable invasive pest and weed management has been shared at ‘Biodiversity Days’ hosted by Dr Marcos Alvarez, Executive Director of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Pest Management Centre, and in his function of Canada’s Liaison Officer to CABI. The event was held in…
Ability of PlantwisePlus to empower smallholder farmers featured at European Commission’s InfoPoint Conference
The ability of the CABI-led PlantwisePlus programme to empower smallholder farmers to safeguard crops, livelihoods and biodiversity, has been featured at an InfoPoint Conference organized by the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium. Dr Daniel Elger, CABI CEO, and Dr Janny Vos, Partnerships Development Director at CABI, spoke about how PlantwisePlus…
CABI supports project to help smallholder farmers fight the sweet potato weevil in Caribbean
CABI is supporting a project to help smallholder farmers fight the sweet potato weevil (SPW) in Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica, and St Lucia using environmentally friendly biological control agents as part of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plan. Dr Belinda Luke, Global Team Leader, PlantwisePlus, provided training with Dr Elizabeth…
CABI-led project aims to promote greater sustainable practices to enhance Pakistan’s agricultural trade
CABI is leading a new project aimed at promoting greater sustainable practices to enhance Pakistan’s agricultural trade including safer-to-use and more environmentally friendly biopesticides to fight devastating crop pests and diseases. Together in partnership with the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the…
CABI calls for greater coordination to enhance SPS compliance and trade in Africa
CABI shared its expertise and experience in work around harmonisation framework for germplasm exchange in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly within the ECOWAS SPS framework, during the Expert Consultation workshop on Addressing Phytosanitary Bottlenecks to Improve Crop Germplasm/Bioresources Exchange in Africa. Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures are rules, measures and regulations designed…
Colombia visit serves to strengthen engagement with important Member Country for greater food security
A senior delegation of officials from CABI have paid a visit to Colombia – an important and valued Member Country – to strengthen engagement with national partners and enhance work towards improved livelihoods and greater food security. Dr Qiaoqiao Zhang, Director, Memberships and Dr Yelitza Colmenarez, Centre Director, Brazil, chiefly…
CABI joins continental level partnership to support development of African Soil Information Systems
CABI has joined a continental level partnership to support the development of Soil Information Systems (SISs) in Africa with the overall aim of helping to increase agricultural productivity, livelihoods and food and nutritional security through improving the usability of and access to soil data. The Coalition for Soil Information Systems…
CABI showcases Horizon Scanning Tool and Invasive Species Compendium at COP16
CABI has taken part in the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) which seeks to take decisive measures for the protection of biological diversity. Dr Yelitza Colmenarez, CABI’s Centre Director, Latin America-Brazil, showcased CABI’s Horizon Scanning Tool – a decision support…