CABI and Rothamsted Research launch UK Plant Microbiome initiative
2 May 2017 - CABI and Rothamsted Research launched the first UK Plant Microbiome Initiative at a workshop sponsored by the Society for Applied Microbiology last week (26 April 2017). The initiative was initially proposed by CABIs Dr Matthew Ryan at the hugely successful Rothamsted Open Innovation forum in January…
New partnership for sustainable agriculture established with Uzbekistan
28 April 2017 - CABI and the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (MAWR) of the Republic of Uzbekistan have established a formal partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 19 April 2017 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The partnership aims to facilitate improved cooperation for the economic development of…
Plantwise wins the 2017 St Andrews Prize for the Environment
28 April 2017 Plantwise, a global programme led by the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) which provides smallholder farmers across the world with the knowledge they need to lose less of what they grow to pests and diseases, has won this years St Andrews Prize for the Environment,…
CABI co-organises major scientific maize pests conference in China
21 April 2017 - CABI co-organised a major scientific conference on maize insect pests with the Institute of Plant Protection of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) at their National Agricultural Library in Beijing last week (10-12 April 2017). The 26th IWGO (International Working Group on Ostrinia and other…
CABI partners with TradeMark East Africa to improve trade in East Africa
13 April 2017 - CABIs Africa Regional centre based in Nairobi, Kenya has established a formal partnership with TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 13 February 2017. The partnership aims to more efficiently deliver the two institutions common goal of increased trade in agricultural…
Five invasive pests cost African economy $1 billion every year
3 April 2017 - New research by CABI reveals that just five invasive alien species are causing US$0.9 - 1.1 billion in economic losses to smallholder farmers across six eastern African countries each year, equating to 1.8% - 2.2% of total agricultural GDP for the region. These losses are expected…
CABI launches new Horticulture Compendium
28 March 2017 Academic publisher and international not-for-profit organisation, CABI, has today launched its Horticulture Compendium a new, unique encyclopaedic resource of authoritative horticultural datasheets providing global coverage of temperate, tropical and subtropical food crops. It joins CABIs critically-acclaimed compendia series, making a real difference to the working lives…
Plantwise wins the 2017 Bond Development Award for Innovation
21 March 2017 Bond, a UK association promoting, supporting and representing the work of international development organisations, announced the CABI-led Plantwise programme as the winner of its Innovation Award. The award showcases organisations, coalitions or initiatives that are taking inventive approaches as they chart a course through a complex and changing external…
New MAS in ICM students welcomed to Switzerland
MAS in ICM 2017 MAS in ICM students 2017 21 March 2017 - New students starting their Masters of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Integrated Crop Management (ICM) were welcomed to Switzerland at an opening ceremony in Delémont, earlier this month (3 March…
9th Steering Committee of China-CABI Joint Laboratory held in Beijing
The 9th Steering Committee (SC) meeting of the Joint Laboratory for Biosafety between the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and CABI was held successfully in Beijing, China on 23 February 2017. All 8 committee members and other delegates from both China and CABI were very pleased with the good progress the…