African smallholder farmers benefit from reduced crop losses and higher incomes from a novel pest alert service
A newly published review of the CABI-led Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) project shows that smallholder farmers in four African countries who received pest alerts created using earth observation data benefitted from reduced crop losses and higher incomes compared to farmers who did not. Crop pests are the major cause…
CABI’s expertise in the sustainable control of crop pests and diseases highlighted at Global Food Security Summit
CABI’s expertise in helping the world’s smallholder farmers sustainably control potentially devastating crop pests and diseases has been highlighted at the Global Food Security Summit held to galvanize action to tackle hunger and malnutrition. Nearly one billion people worldwide do not have enough to eat and 345 million face acute…
CABI shares expertise at FAO’s Global Symposium on Sustainable Fall Armyworm Control
CABI scientists have shared their expertise at the Global Symposium on Sustainable Fall Armyworm Management (GS-FAW) convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Beijing, China. Dr Roger Day, Dr Ivan Rwomushana, Dr Hongmei Li and Frances Williams, all contributed to the symposium which was…
CABI and DLCO-EA collaborate in the control and containment of migratory pests
CABI and the Desert Locust Control organization - East Africa (DLCO-EA) have formed a partnership aimed at addressing the control and containment of migratory pests. It will do this by leveraging on the technological innovations, research products, and technical proficiency of both organisations. This strategic alliance, formalized through a Memorandum…
China visit strengthens partnership for sustainable food security
CABI has paid a high-level visit to China to further strengthen partnerships that support progress towards sustainable food security and celebrate 15 years of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA)-CABI Joint Laboratory for Biosafety (Joint Lab). Dr Daniel Elger, CABI CEO, led a delegation of senior officials…
Office opens to strengthen food security and development of responsible and sustainable food system in Vietnam
An office, as part of a collaboration between CABI and the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS), has been opened in Hanoi to help strengthen food security and development of a responsible and sustainable food system in Vietnam. The dedicated facility, at the headquarters of VAAS, follows the signing of…