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Bryony Taylor
Strategic Planning Manager
Nosworthy Way, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8DE, UK
Qualifications
BSc in Zoology; MSc in Integrated Pest Management; PhD in The ecology of Raoiella indica (Hirst: Tenuipalpidae) in India and Trinidad: Host plant relations and predator: prey relationships
About
I have a deep understanding of key global agricultural and environmental sustainability issues, with a specific focus on improving approaches to pest management in the face of changing climatic, political and technical contexts.
Through my work, I have developed, managed and overseen multiple global projects, facilitating the uptake of Integrated Pest Management approaches. These projects have focused on improving the availability of lower-risk alternatives for pest management as well as improving the quality and accessibility of information for decision making, to help either reduce pesticide use or transition to bioprotection products.
My work to improve the availability of lower-risk pest management solutions has focused on the development, mass production, formulation, application and registration of fungal biopesticides. As well as undertaking surveys for, and testing, the efficacy of insect and mite classical biological control agents.
At the farmer level, I have led projects aiming to improve decision making. These projects provided local, contextual information to improve the timing of pest management interventions to reduce the overuse of pesticides and confidence in the use of bioprotection products. At the policy and donor level, I have led projects that worked towards providing macro-level information on the economic impacts of pest and diseases, as well as higher resolution information to inform decisions relating to biosecurity.
I joined CABI in 2006 and my previous role was Head of Data Sciences and Modelling for Digital Development.
More recently, I have been using my global experience and breadth of knowledge in diverse subject areas to work towards building new strategic offerings and business areas within CABI.
CABI centre: Wallingford
Over 140 staff are based at CABI’s corporate office in Wallingford, working in Publishing, Sales and Customer Service, IT, Marketing, Finance, Project Development and Digital Development.
Related projects
EU-China joint action to increase the development and adoption of IPM tools
The persistent threat of invasive agricultural pests and their chronic re-emergence underlines the importance of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) tools and their implementation. Pest management typically relies largely on chemical pesticides, increasing the risks to humans and wildlife. Despite European Union and Chinese policies promoting the use of IPM, widespread adoption by farmers is limited. This project will utilize existing knowledge and techniques to adapt and optimize future IPM tools and practices. The project will further develop high-potential IPM tools and design cost-effective, environmentally safe IPM packages for economically important crops. Together with partners, CABI will lead the development of a web-based IPM tool performance demonstrator. CABI will also make valuable contributions to the development and efficacy of IPM tools against fall armyworm and develop a biocontrol agent for common ragweed.
Start: 01/12/22 -End: 30/11/26