CABI signs LoA with African Union Commission

CABI has pledged its commitment to work in partnership with the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture (DREA) of the African Union Commission (AUC) as part of a Letter of Agreement (LoA) to share its scientific expertise in solving problems in agriculture and the environment.
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Conserving and using genetic resources as part of CABI’s commitment to the Nagoya Protocol

CABI has stepped up measures to ensure its research with genetic resources from around the world can be shared with others to improve yields in global agriculture while at the same time supporting the conversation of biodiversity.
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Fight against Fall armyworm in Kenya ‘mobilised’ with new government text messaging campaign

A new weapon in the fight against the Fall armyworm (FAW) caterpillar in Kenya is being launched giving thousands of smallholder farmers free expert help and advice on how to tackle the devastating pest through mobile SMS text messaging.
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Space-age technology for fight against crop-devastating pest outbreaks in Kenya

CABI is leading a consortium, funded by the UK Space Agency's International Partnership Programme (IPP), developing a Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE), which uses state-of-the-art technology to help inform farmers in sub-Saharan Africa of pest outbreaks that could devastate their crops and livelihoods.
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A night at the movies: with soybean and Fall armyworm as stars of the show

 Farmers in northern Ghana are beginning to get a taste of the latest movie out of the Box Office - it's not a romantic comedy or a thriller - instead it's a production that will help them get more from their soybean crops and protect their maize from the Fall…
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CABI shares its expertise on biological control at international congress in Beijing, China

CABI scientists have shared their expertise on biological control methods to tackle a range of agricultural pests and diseases that threaten global food security at the First International Congress of Biological Control held in Beijing, China.
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