Impacts of invasive plants in Indonesia
31 October 2104 This new video (below) shows the impact that an invasive, non-native plant, Acacia nilotica, is having on the Indonesian island of Java. The Acacia has taken over the landscape, devastating the savannah that the endangered banteng a wild species of cattle needs for survival,…
Behind the scenes of Plantwise plant clinics in Uganda
29 October 2014 - PhD student, Andrew Tock, of the Warwick Crop Centre, has spent three months monitoring Plantwise plant clinic success in Uganda as part of a BBSRC-funded Doctoral Training Partnership. During this time, he kept a research diary (video below), describing his experiences in Uganda and the day-to-day…
Australia and Africa to work together on plant biosecurity, change champions on the way
29 October 2014 - A cadre of change champions are to be trained to improve plant biosecurity in ten east and southern African countries. Plant biosecurity specialists in national plant protection organisations, and in trade and private sector organisations have identified plant biosecurity training needs for ten African countries. Matched…
Ugandan medical librarians win African health award
21 October 2014 Two medical librarians from Uganda, Dr Alison Kinengyere and Ms Glorias Asiimwe, respectively Chair and Secretary of UG-AHILA, (the local country chapter of the Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa) yesterday received a prestigious award for their report on health information activities in their…
CABI expert, Dr Julie Flood, to talk at major new plant health conference
16 October 2014 Senior CABI plant health expert, Dr Julie Flood, will be speaking at the International Conference on Global Plant Health Risks and Consequences. This major new conference, jointly hosted by the Food and Environment Research Agency and the CSIRO's Biosecurity Flagship (Australia), will take place on 27-28…
CABI joins Australia-Africa Plant Biosecurity Partnership to aid agricultural trade
16 October 2014 On World Food Day, CABI is proud to announce it has joined the Australia-Africa Plant Biosecurity Partnership, a two-year A$1m programme to strengthen skills in plant biosecurity in Africa. The aim is to help facilitate trade, including intra-regional trade, by addressing plant pest and disease problems…
New soil health website supports African farmers on World Food Day
16 October 2014 The Africa Soil Health Consortium (ASHC) is today launching its new website, giving people who work with and support smallholder farmers a one-stop library of materials on Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM). Coinciding with World Food Day (16 October), the launch of the new website marks…
CABI attends hospitality and tourism conference, EuroCHRIE Dubai 2014
6 October 2014 CABI is delighted to announce it will be attending hospitality and tourism conference, EuroCHRIE Dubai 2014. The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, based in Dubai, UAE, will be proudly hosting the event from 6-9 October 2014. As a scientific publisher, with tourism as one of its…
HRH Duke of Gloucester visits CABI in Wallingford
26 September 2014 Today, HRH The Duke of Gloucester visited CABIs head office in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, to learn about the organizations work solving problems in agriculture and the environment. The Duke was greeted by Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, John Harwood, and CABIs Executive Director, Publishing, Andrea Powell. Chairman of…
UK annual report 2013 – 2014
1 September 2014 The UK annual centre report is now available. This report focuses on CABI's UK-based staff. It outlines their activities and work in 2013 - 2014. If you would like to download the PDF of the report (6MB) then click on the image or heading. For all our…