Urgent need for new approach to combat global grassland degradation
Global grasslands are a source of biodiversity and provide a host of benefits to humans, including food production, water supply, and carbon storage. But their future looks bleak without action to halt their degradation and promote their restoration, according to the authors of a new paper published in the journal…
New PlantwisePlus programme launched to help farmers produce more and higher quality food
A new CABI-led worldwide programme – PlantwisePlus – has been launched to help support low and lower-middle income countries to predict, prepare themselves for and prevent plant health threats in a changing climate reducing crop losses and empowering farmers to increase income, food security and food safety by producing more…
Regulatory harmonization in Pakistan for maximum residue limits and biopesticides
Many less developed economies in Asia, including Pakistan, face challenges in conforming to international food standards and, in particular, pesticide maximum residue limits (MRLs), either because these MRLs are not established or because the MRLs are too low for farmers to comply with. Subsequently, affecting Pakistan’s ability to trade. This…
CABI shares progress made on its contribution to food security efforts in Africa at International Year of Plant Health meeting
CABI has shared progress its has made on its activities in Africa – particularly in respect of its contribution to food security on the continent – at an International Plant Protection Convention (IPCC) convened online conference held as part of the International Year of Plant Health. Dr Washington Otieno, who…
Project launched to help mitigate pesticide residue limit export violations on red chillies in Pakistan
CABI has signed a contract with the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) – a body working under the administrative control of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R) – to mitigate pesticide maximum residue limit (MRL) export violations on red chilies in Pakistan. The primary objective of this…
MARA-CABI Joint Laboratory sets its sights on becoming a world recognized Centre of Excellence
The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA)-CABI Joint Laboratory (Joint Lab) has set its sights on becoming a world recognized Centre of Excellence for collaborative research and technology transfer in green plant protection technology development. The vision – outlined in a CABI Study Brief looking back on 12…