CABI and ICAR sign five-year work plan to strengthen scientific and technical cooperation for food security

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CABI and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have signed a five-year joint work plan to enhance collaboration in various areas of scientific and technical research for greater food security. Dr Vinod Pandit, CABI’s Regional Director, South Asia, and Dr Bikash Mandal, Assistant Director General (International Relations), ICAR, sealed…
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Commitment to Pakistan’s cotton industry highlighted at First National Conference for Cotton Revival

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CABI has strengthened its commitment to working in partnership to help transform Pakistan’s cotton industry by taking part in the First National Conference for Cotton Revival held in Multan. Dr Babar Bajwa, CABI’s Senior Regional Director, Asia, participated in the event – organized by the Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC)…
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CABI participates in CCAFRICA 25 to help support food value chains and break non-tariff barriers to trade

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CABI has participated in the 25th session of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Africa (CCAFRICA 25) to help support sustainable food value chains and break down non-tariff barriers to trade. All speakers at the opening ceremony acknowledged the regional and global challenges faced by countries in the CCAFRICA region and…
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Nepal scientists embrace the role of better evidence

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Nepal scientists have been exploring how to produce better evidence in informing decisions on agriculture to improve livelihoods and food security. They attended a workshop on evidence synthesis convened by the Juno Evidence Alliance.
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New fungal species named in honour of Sir David Attenborough making zombies of cave spiders on the island of Ireland

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Dr Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientists – including from the Natural History Museum of Denmark and Royal Botanical Gardens Kew – in a study to investigate the identity of a fungus found on a spider during filming of the BBC Winterwatch series in Northern Ireland. Based…
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CABI working in partnership towards greater nature-based solutions for sustainable agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

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CABI is working in partnership to develop more nature-based solutions for sustainable agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. These solutions will help increase the livelihoods of thousands of smallholder farmers and ensure enhanced food security. Currently, 600 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa depend on agriculture, which contributes an average of 25% of…
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