New network to boost agricultural trade in Africa
23 May 2016 - 45 African biosecurity champions from ten Central and East African countries will meet in Arusha, Tanzania for two weeks from today for the second Africa Plant Biosecurity Network meeting, targeting plant protection from pests and disease. The Network brings African biosecurity professionals together to share information,…
CABI holds Integrated Pest Management course in Beijing
27 February 2016 - CABI scientist Dr Stefan Toepfer ran a five-day course on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) at the graduate school of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) in Beijing, China from 22-26 February 2016. Dr Toepfer is a visiting professor at the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture -…
Plantwise Annual Report 2015 released
19 April 2016 - The Plantwise Annual Report for 2015 has been released. The report is an update on programme implementation between January and December 2015. It lists key highlights, along with details on progress, lessons learned and next steps for each of the three programme components: Plant Health Systems Development, the Knowledge Bank and Monitoring & Evaluation. Highlights include: 4.5…
New centre for crop health and protection established in UK
31 March 2016 - Today sees the launch of a new Centre for Crop Health and Protection (CHAP) under the governments Agri-Tech strategy, which was launched in 2013 to ensure that its investment in agriculture delivers material benefits for society and the economy in the UK and overseas. CHAP will lead the…
Delemont welcomes international students to crop course
24 March 2016 - Students from Africa, Asia and Central America were welcomed to Delémont, Switzerland last week to begin their Masters of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Integrated Crop Management (ICM). Jointly coordinated by CABI and the University of Neuchâtel, this course aims to address critical agricultural and environmental challenges…
CABI publishes Mason’s livestock Encyclopedia covering every breed in the world
15 March 2016 - CABI last week published the two volume Masons World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding. The aim of the Encyclopedia was to describe every breed of every type of four-legged mammalian livestock in every country in the world. The task has taken eight years. This unique,…
Plantwise wins OECD development innovation prize
11 March 2016 - The CABI-led Plantwise programme this week won the OECD Development Assistance Committees Prize 2015 for innovation. The award recognises initiatives that take innovative approaches to international development, scaling up pilot projects and applying them more widely. Over the past five years, Plantwise has grown to reach over four million farmers in 34…
8th Steering Committee of China-CABI Joint Laboratory held in Beijing
14 March 2016 - The 8th Steering Committee meeting of the China-CABI Joint Laboratory was held successfully in Beijing, China on 4 March 2016. Steering Committee members and other key delegates were delighted with the Joint Laboratorys achievements and progress in 2015, and agreed its plans for 2016. The Joint…
CABI CIO Andrea Powell wins non-profit best in class data award
29 February 2016 CABIs Chief Information Officer, Andrea Powell, has won Information Ages best in class Data 50 award for the public sector and non-profit category. These inaugural awards celebrate the UKs top 50 data leaders and influencers. Ms Powell has led CABIs scientific publishing team for over 11…
Sustainable tea production A non-chemical approach to pest management
26 February 2016 - As part of a Unilever-funded project, CABI in South Asia and the Tocklai Tea Research Institute (TTRI) in India organized a workshop on sustainable tea production. Entitled A non-chemical approach to pest management, the workshop was held on 18 February at the Tocklai Tea Research Institute, Jorhat,…