New study sheds light on unlocking the potential of young people in Nigeria’s Agribusiness

The findings from the study reveal results based on age, education, gender; citing these as baseline reasons for lack of uptake of the training provided by the N-Power Agro Program. However, more than half of the study participants received employment or business opportunities which suggests that the N-Power Agro Program…
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CABI BioProtection Portal now available in Spain

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The CABI BioProtection Portal has now been launched in Spain, in addition to already helping farmers reduce reliance on chemical pesticides in Kenya, Ghana and Peru. CABI today made its ground-breaking online bioprotection resource available on three continents. The CABI BioProtection Portal, which helps growers and pest management advisors identify,…
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CABI appoints new Chief Executive Officer

Dr Daniel Elger
We are pleased to announce that Dr Daniel Elger has been appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer of CAB International (‘CABI’) in succession to Dr Trevor Nicholls on his retirement. Roger Horton (Chair of the Board) said that, “I am delighted that we have appointed Daniel to be our…
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New study reveals use of antibiotics on crops is more widespread than previously thought

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The world is very aware of the overuse of antibiotics and the development of resistance in bacterial populations. This has led to calls for greater control and monitoring of their use in both human and veterinary medicine. What is less well known is that antibiotics, are routinely used in crop…
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Stepping up the fight against devastating potato diseases in Kenya

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CABI is working in partnership to step up the fight against a range of devastating potato diseases which are threatening to decimate the yields of nearly a million smallholder farmers in Kenya. Dr Joseph Mulema, Senior Scientist, Research – who is based at CABI’s centre in Nairobi, is leading a…
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CABI and CALA Homes reach new ‘landmark’ in new headquarters and homes development

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CABI has handed over the keys to its former headquarters to CALA Homes – paving the way for a move into its new state-of-the-art office and the completion of the 91-home Carmel Meadows development in Wallingford. The move means CABI’s outdated building – a former school from the 1960s –…
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