Sustainable crop pest management options highlighted at Veggies 4 Planet & People First International Conference

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Recommendations for safer and sustainable crop pest management have been made as part of the Veggies 4 Planet & People First International Conference held to share research findings, lesson and experiences that would help increase healthy vegetable production and consumption in Kenya and Ethiopia. The Conference, held in Nairobi, Kenya,…
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PlantwisePlus supports Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty revealed at G20-MACS summit in Brazil

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CABI’s PlantwisePlus programme is supporting plans for a Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty proposed by Brazil’s G20 presidency recently at the 13th Meeting of G20 Agricultural Chief Scientists (G20-MACS) summit in Brasilia, Brazil. The Global Alliance, to be launched alongside the G20 summit in November this year, will raise…
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CABI appoints new Chief Financial Officer

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CABI is pleased to announce the appointment of Leonard (Leo) Kimutai Tonui as its next Chief Financial Officer. Mr Kimutai has also joined the CABI Board as an Executive Director following the approval of his appointment by CABI’s 48 Member Countries. He will be based at CABI’s Nairobi office. Dr…
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Support for greater plant health highlighted at Commission of Phytosanitary Measures

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Support for greater plant health has been highlighted at the 18th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) held at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy. The CPM is the governing body of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC),…
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CABI strengthens partnerships for development of biological control agents to control crop pests in Chile

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CABI scientists Dr Yelitza Colmenarez and Dr Richard Shaw have paid a visit to the Agricultural Research Institute (INIA) in Chile to help strengthen partnerships for the development of biological control agents to help control crop pests in the country. Dr Colmenarez, CABI’s Centre Director, Brazil, and Dr Shaw, Senior…
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CABI’s visit to the Philippines serves to further strengthen partnerships for greater food security in the region

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CABI has attended The Asia and the Pacific Food Security Forum 2024 – organised by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) – as part of its visit to the Philippines and mission to further strengthen partnerships for greater food security in the region. The Forum featured more than 1,500 on site…
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