MAS ICM course welcomes agricultural students for the 5th year
The Masters of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Integrated Crop Management (ICM) course has welcomed another 12 international students for the 2019 academic year. An opening ceremony was held in Delémont, the capital of the Swiss Canton of Jura to mark the occasion.
CABI’s Global Health upgraded with refreshed look, extended content and new features
CABI's Global Health - the go-to bibliographic database for the study and practice of national, regional and international public health - has undergone a major upgrade which includes a refreshed look, extended content and new features.
CABI announces major commitments in fight against invasive species
Coinciding with its regional consultation with member states in Africa, CABI hosted a policy summit on invasive species in Gaborone, Botswana.
CABI scientists showcase their expertise in microbiology at European Parliament
Three CABI scientists have this week been sharing their expertise in microbiology at the European Parliament and follow up workshop at Scotland House in Brussels to highlight the value of marine resources in research and development.
Legacy of AgriTT programme lives on at Rwandan biocontrol facility to fight crop pests
The legacy of the Working in Partnership for Agricultural Technology Transfer (AgriTT) programme, funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), is living on at a facility in Rwanda which is producing biological control agents to kill a variety of crop pests including the devastating fall armyworm.
CABI and ACIAR sign AUD $2.1 million four-year agreement to steer future collaboration
CABI and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) have signed a four-year agreement worth AUD $2.1 million to guide future collaboration that will fight a range of crop pests and disease which threaten global food security.
Phone app set to transform how low-income farmers in Africa invest in fertilizer
An upgrade to a mobile phone app now offers farmers across Africa even more benefits and cutting-edge fertilizer use technology.
Strong, inclusive and empowering partnerships vital to tackling the world’s food crisis
Dr Dennis Rangi, CABI's Director General, Development, has told CABI's African Regional Consultation in Botswana that strong, inclusive and empowering partnerships are key to tackling not only Africa's but the world's food crisis where some 815 million suffer chronic undernourishment.
CABI research helps ‘harvest’ the prospect of more sustainable tea production in India
CABI scientists have revealed that India's tea - which accounts for around 27 percent of the world's tea production - could be protected from devastating crop pests with more environmentally friendly and sustainable biological controls rather than an over reliance on pesticides.
CABI shares expertise on rubber tree blight in major new Amazon documentary series
CABI is today sharing its expertise on the devastating rubber tree blight disease- that could severely impact upon the world's rubber production for essential items including tyres, shoes and the seals on a multitude of household and industrial items- as part of a major new Amazon documentary series now airing.