CABI highlights expertise in supporting resilient and sustainable food production at Africa Food Systems Forum
CABI has highlighted its expertise in supporting resilient and sustainable food production at the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) 2024 held in Kigali, Rwanda, and attended by more than 3,000 people from over 70 countries. Specialists, including those in Sanitary and Phytosanitary Systems (SPS), gender and youth empowerment, food safety…
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…
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…
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 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 –…