Extension campaign helps nearly 61,500 farmers in Ghana increase maize productivity
A CABI-led pilot project has helped nearly 61,500 farmers in Ghana tackle fall armyworm and stalk borer by broadcasting advice from a network of Community Information Centres (CICs) with a view to increasing their yields of maize. One hundred CICs were engaged in the Bono and Bono East Regions of…
CABI consults Member Countries and highlights importance of collaboration in delivery of post COVID-19 Medium-Term Strategy
Three Regional Consultations (Asia-Pacific, Americas & Europe and Africa) have recently been held involving CABIās Member Countries and other stakeholders as they continue to play a key role in the creation of CABIās new Medium-Term Strategy (MTS) for 2023-2025. The triennial consultations provide the opportunity for national governments within Member…
CABI-led digital tool to fight armoured bush cricket wins Atos Digitize Rural-Agriculture Challenge
The concept for a digital tool to fight devastating armoured bush cricket outbreaks in Southern Africa ā which has been led by a team of CABI and Ministry of Agriculture of Zambia scientists and researchers ā has won the Atos Digitize Rural-Agriculture Challenge. The challenge was part of the Innovate2030-SDG11…
CABI supports efforts to protect Barbadosā endangered endemic leaf-toed gecko
CABI is working in partnership to help protect Barbadosā endangered endemic leaf-toed gecko from possible extinction with the creation of a bio-secure site for the lizard. Working as part of the Global Environment Facility-funded project āPreventing Costs of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in Barbados and Countries of the OECS,ā and…
MARA-CABI Joint Lab witnessed āoutstanding progressā in 2021 despite COVID-19 pandemic
The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA)-CABI Joint Laboratory for Biosafety (Joint Lab) has reported āoutstanding progressā in all aspects of its business throughout 2021 despite challenges posed by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. The Joint Lab ā which was launched in 2008 by MARA and CABI, and is…
CABIās 402nd Executive Council looks forward to Member Countries shaping and supporting its new Medium-Term Strategy
CABIās Member Countries will play a key role in creating and implementing the organizationās new three-year Medium-Term Strategy 2023-25 (MTS), which will focus on addressing the biggest challenges facing humanity, including poverty, hunger, climate change, gender inequality and biodiversity loss. Dr Daniel Elger, CABIās CEO, told a virtual meeting of…