CABI and IICA sign formal agreement to collaborate more on sustainable agricultural development
CABI and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agricultural (IICA) have signed an agreement to collaborate more on sustainable development, science and technology through joint projects in benefitting Latin America and the Caribbean. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will see both parties working together on regional and international projects of…
CABI pledges support to Mauritius to help its agricultural sector reduce poverty and increase food security
CABI has pledged its support to Mauritius, one of its oldest Member Countries in Africa since 1986, to help smallholder farmers within its agricultural sector reduce poverty and increase food security for its 1.3 million residents. Scientists from CABI’s regional centre for Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, met with colleagues from…
CABI’s work on weed biological control is highlighted in the annual progress report
Scientists from CABI’s centre in Switzerland this year added two new projects to their portfolio of invasive weed targets. These included, blueweed (Echium vulgare), also known as viper’s bugloss, and European frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae), both of which have many negative environmental and economic impacts. On the back of the European…
New project aims to enhance national and regional phytosanitary research coordination
CABI is working as part of the Euphresco network for phytosanitary research coordination and funding to help enhance national and regional phytosanitary research coordination for greater global food security. By building on the foundations developed by the Euphresco network, the EUPHRESCO III project aims to enhance national and regional phytosanitary research…
CABI Distribution Database used to support analysis of plant health threats to crops in Scotland
The CABI Distribution Database – which holds over a million geographic records of living organisms – has been used to support an analysis of plant health threats to arable and horticultural crops in Scotland. Tim Beale, a Senior Data Analyst in the Data Science and Modelling team at CABI, contributed…
CABI-led research recommends public-private partnership approach to open access to high-quality niche markets
CABI-led research recommends a public-private partnership approach to open access to high-quality niche markets to help improve the livelihoods of smallholder fruit and vegetable producers in Rwanda and Zambia. The study, published in the journal Sustainability, says there remains a ‘paucity of understanding of market needs and quality and safety…
CABI scientists share expertise on digital tools to fight crop pests at RUFORUM Triennial Scientific Conference
CABI has shared its expertise on a range of digital tools to fight Invasive Alien Species (IAS) which threaten food security and the livelihoods of smallholder farmers at the RUFORUM Triennial Scientific Conference held in Namibia. This year’s Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) event was organized…
PlantwisePlus is supporting the development of a national pesticide residue monitoring framework for Kenya
The CABI-led global PlantwisePlus programme is supporting the development of a national pesticide residue monitoring framework for Kenya amid concerns that incorrect use of pesticides can pose a significant risk to food safety. Scientists from CABI’s regional centre for Africa have so far supported the Pest Control Products Board (PCPB)…
CABI assists the Philippines in assessing the impact of fall armyworm in rice
CABI has joined forces with the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PRRI) to assess the impact of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) pest at over 20 sites where rice crops are grown in the Philippines. The fall armyworm is a lepidopteran pest native to the Americas that feeds in large numbers…
CABI supports the Plant Health Strategy and the Implementation Plan for Africa 2022-2036
Since the inception of the Inter-African Phytosanitary Council of the African Union in 1954, CABI has been a very close partner. This partnership was later officially captured in the AU Maputo Structure (see EX/CL/Dec.34 (III) Assembly/AU/Dec.22. AU-IAPSC launched its Plant Health Strategy and Implementation plan in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia –…