New study reveals use of antibiotics on crops is more widespread than previously thought
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…
Stepping up the fight against devastating potato diseases in Kenya
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…
CABI and CALA Homes reach new ‘landmark’ in new headquarters and homes development
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 The move means CABI’s outdated building – a former school from the 1960s –…
CABI-led Africa Soil Health Consortium helps over a million farmers grow more and better crops
Farmers discussing the effectiveness of banana print material during a pre-test activity in Tanzania The CABI-led Africa Soil Health Consortium (ASHC) has reached more than 1.3 million smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, helping them to grow more and better crops. Improved information is critical to increase…
MARA China-CABI Joint Lab comes into strategic focus amid COVID-19 pandemic
Steering Committee (SC) members of the MARA China-CABI Joint Laboratory for Biosafety and MARA China-CABI European Laboratory have met to review the laboratories’ achievements over the past year as well as set out strategic plans for 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Representatives of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural…
CABI signs open letter to UN, G-20 and national governments on food security amid COVID-19
CABI CEO Dr Trevor Nicholls has been one of the first to put his name, on behalf of the organisation, to an open letter on COVID-19 and agriculture for food and nutrition security addressed to the United Nations (UN), G-20 and national governments. The letter, that has also been signed…