CABI American and Caribbean consultation addresses regional challenges
19 February 2016 CABI held its American and Caribbean regional consultation meeting in San Jose, Costa Rica, on 10-11 February. This successful event was highly interactive and highlighted emerging issues in CABIs key areas of activity, particularly related to food security and improved agricultural productivity, food value chains, ecosystem management,…
CABI holds 395th Executive Council meeting
5 February 2016 - Yesterday, CABI held its 395th Executive Council meeting, attended by representatives from some 35 CABI Member Countries, Board Members and CABI staff. Dr Lutz Peter Berg (Switzerland), Chairman of the Executive Council, led the meeting, which was held at the International Coffee Organisation in London. CEO, Dr…
Agricultural innovation framework agreed in Rwanda
29 January 2016 - The partner organisations of the Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP) met in Kigali, Rwanda, on 19-21 January to agree a new concept for agricultural innovation: the common framework on capacity development for agricultural innovation systems. With growing global population and increased food demand, agricultural innovation can help improve food…
CABIs Dr Julie Flood becomes President of British Society for Plant Pathology
27 January 2016 Dr Julie Flood, CABI's Senior Global Director for Commodities, became President of the British Society for Plant Pathology (BSPP) on 1 January 2016. This is a 12-month post that follows on from her role as Vice-President in 2014 and President Elect in 2015. BSPP was founded…
The UK Pesticide Guide 2016 now available
25 January 2016 - The UK Pesticide Guide 2016, jointly published by BCPC and CABI, has now been published. It contains 23 new active ingredient profiles plus hundreds of new Extension of Authorisation for Minor Use (EAMUs) vital for the production of less mainstream crops. The latest data is…
Exploring linkages between invasive plants and malaria
7 December 2015 - It is now well understood that mosquitoes require access to resting sites, plant sugars and, in the case of females, also a blood meal, in order to survive and transmit malaria. Preliminary studies have shown that mosquitoes also feed on plant sugars produced by many invasive…
Taking plant biosecurity skills to Africa
4 December 2015 - Six weeks of intensive study in Australia has given fifteen Senior Biosecurity Fellows from Sub-Saharan Africa new skills, networks and inspiration to fight crop pests and diseases in their countries and the region as a whole. Members of the Africa Plant Biosecurity Network concluded their time…
Celebrating 20 years of China’s CABI membership
On 25 November, CABI and key Chinese agencies celebrated 20 years of China's CABI membership, a partnership that has seen close and fruitful co-operation across a wide range of areas, including information and knowledge management, scientific research, and international development in the fields of agriculture and the environment.
Students celebrate Master’s degree graduation at university ceremony
24 November 2015 - Agricultural professionals from 10 countries received their graduation certificates yesterday (23 November 2015) at a ceremony to celebrate their successful completion of the first University Neuchâtel-CABI jointly coordinated integrated crop management degree. The Masters in Advanced Studies in Integrated Crop Management (MAS in ICM) programme was…
Australia shares fruit fly expertise with Africa
13 November 2015 - Three plant biosecurity managers from Africa are working with leading Australian fruit fly researchers to take up the fight against the invasive pest in Burundi, Mozambique and Tanzania. The Fellows are the first members of the Africa Plant Biosecurity Network, of which CABI is a partner.…