Alien species on the rise worldwide
New research shows rates of alien species introduction are higher than ever. The increase in numbers of alien species does not show any sign of saturation at a global level, an international team of 45 researchers led by scientists from Senckenberg, Germany, and University of Vienna, Austria, has discovered.
CABI holds 397th Executive Council meeting
8 February 2017 On 2 February 2017, CABI held its 397th Executive Council meeting, attended by delegates representing 34 CABI Member Countries, Board Members and CABI staff. Dr Lutz Peter Berg (Switzerland), Chairman of the Executive Council, led the meeting, which took place at the International Coffee Organisation in London.…
Scientists discover new crop-destroying Armyworm is now spreading rapidly in Africa
6 February 2017 - New research announced today by scientists at CABI confirms that a recently introduced crop-destroying armyworm caterpillar is now spreading rapidly across Mainland Africa and could spread to tropical Asia and the Mediterranean in the next few years, becoming a major threat to agricultural trade worldwide. Fall…
The future of small farms in a rapidly changing world
27 January 2017 - On 24-25 January 2017, CABI and the Syngenta foundation for sustainable agriculture hosted a conference at the Syngenta conference centre in Basel, Switzerland. The conference, entitled The Future of Small Farms, covered a broad range of topics aimed at assessing the state of agricultural policy in…
Delivering a pest risk information service to sub-Saharan Africa
30 January 2017 The CABI-led Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) project has been awarded £6.38 million in funding over five years by the UK Space Agency to reduce crop losses caused by pests in six sub-Saharan African countries, and improve farmer livelihoods. The PRISE consortium includes Assimila Ltd, Kings College…
European insect pest control workshop held in Delemont
25 January 2017 - Specialists gathered from across Europe in Delémont, Switzerland last week (17 January 2017) to find out about insect pest control strategies at a Breeding Invertebrates for Next Generation BioControl (BINGO) workshop organised by CABI. BINGO is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network that develops research training…
CABIs Dr Dyno Keatinge recognised with prestigious MBE award
18 January 2016 - Dr Dyno Keatinge, Chair of the Editorial Advisory Board for Horticulture at CABI, will receive an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in recognition for his service to tropical agriculture and the reduction of both poverty and malnutrition in the developing world, the…
New secretariat created for the International Research Consortium on Animal Health
21 December 2016 - Funding for a Scientific Secretariat for the International Research Consortium (IRC) on Animal Health has been approved by the Horizon 2020 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. The IRC builds on the success of the EU-funded STAR-IDAZ Project (Global Strategic Alliances for the Coordination of…
CABI argues for stronger links between rural advisory services and research, private sector and ICTs
13 December 2016 At a meeting of the worlds top agricultural scientists in China, CABIs Executive Director for Global Operations, Dr Ulrich Kuhlmann, stressed the key role rural advisory services play in lifting agricultural communities out of poverty. As he pointed out, Some of the most relevant and appropriate…
Pets could save NHS up to £2.45 billion a year – New report quantifies economic benefits of UK pets
6 December 2016 Pets account for millions of pounds worth of economic activity in the UK and may reduce NHS costs by nearly two and a half billion pounds, according to a new report published today. Drawing on multiple sources, and written by internationally respected animal welfare and business…