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…
Global initiative calls for urgent action against invasive alien species
A new global initiative to reduce the impacts of invasive alien species - the Honolulu Challenge - has been launched today by 33 organizations and institutions. The launch follows a call for urgent action on invasive alien species made by experts, governments and NGOs at the recent IUCN World Conservation Congress…
International students graduate with Masters degree in crop management
A graduation ceremony took place on 17 November 2016, in Interlaken, Switzerland, to mark the successful completion of the 2016 Masters of Advanced Studies in Integrated Crop Management (MAS in ICM) programme. The 12 agricultural professionals who participated in this year's programme have gained valuable knowledge in sustainable crop management…
CABI tackles global health with its first open access book
27 October 2016 CABI has published its first open access book: Global Health Research in an Unequal World: Ethics case studies from Africa. With expertise in scientific research, publishing, knowledge management and communications, CABIs goal is to put scientific know-how into the hands of the people who need it most.…
Work starts on ambitious global plan to diversify agriculture in a hotter world
Agricultural experts and leaders gathered on 25-26 October in Nairobi, Kenya, to help develop an ambitious plan to transform global agriculture as part of the Global Action Plan for Agricultural Diversification (GAPAD). The roundtable responds to the challenge of climate change and real threats to the production of the planet's…
CABI scientists receive prestigious Vietnamese agricultural award
18 October 2016 - CABIs SE Asia Regional Director, Dr Loke Wai Hong, and SE Asia Regional Director (Designate), Dr Sivapragasam Annamalai, each received the MARD medal from the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) for their significant contributions to Vietnams agricultural and rural development sectors. The two scientists were…
Vet symposium reviews problem behaviour in pets and leisure horses
13 October 2016 CABI held its first animal behaviour symposium in the United States Animals Behaving Badly on 26 September 2016. This one-day event focused on problem behaviour in cats, dogs and horses, and the science that helps prevention and treatment of that behaviour. Held in Philadelphia,…
CABI attends launch of Strate J higher education campus in Delemont
27 September 2016 - On 23-24 September 2016, CABI showcased its Masters of Advanced Studies in Integrated Crop Management (MAS ICM) course at the launch of the Strate J higher education campus in Delémont, Switzerland. Strate J is the first campus of its kind in the Canton of Jura, offering…
BSPP Presidential meeting examines plant pathology and food security
The BSPP Presidential meeting for 2016 was held last week (12- 13 September) in St Hugh's College, Oxford. Over one hundred delegates presented and discussed issues around food security, biosecurity and trade, and the role of plant health.