CABI’s expertise shared at FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
CABI’s expertise in the role that Digital Sequence Information (DSI) plays in the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources for food and agriculture has been shared at a Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) event in Rome, Italy. The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and…
CABI’s expertise in biological control resources highlighted in journal’s special issue
CABI scientists have joined an international team of researchers from around the world who have shared their expertise in a special issue of BioControl that focuses on the importance of biological genetic resources. The expertise particularly drew upon CABI’s strengths in advocating access and benefit sharing (ABS) policy and ABS…
CABI shares expertise in all things microbiome at UKRI Innovate UK KTN Microbiome One Health Conference
CABI’s experts in bioscience services and publishing have shared their knowledge on all things microbiome at the UKRI Innovate UK KTN Microbiome One Health Conference held at Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland. Dr Matthew Ryan, CABI’s Research Lead of Biological Resources and Dr Erika Newton, Journals Publisher, both participated in…
CABI shares expertise in FAO study paper exploring use of microbial and invertebrate biological control agents
CABI scientists have contributed to a new study paper from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) which explores the use of microbial and invertebrate biological control agents (BCAs) to ensure greater global food security. Dr Matthew Cock, Dr Yelitza Colmenarez, Dr Steve Edgington, Dr Hariet Hinz…
Review highlights a century of science in tackling emerging fungal diseases in response to climate change
A new CABI-led review published in the journal Microbiology Australia highlights how CABI has spent over 100 years identifying and combatting emerging fungal diseases of plants in response to the impacts of climate change. Dr David Smith, Emeritus Fellow and former Director, Biological Resources at CABI, led a team of…
Genetic resources for food and agriculture come under the microscope at FAO event
CABI has shared its expertise by contributing to a virtual workshop on the role of Digital Sequence Information (DSI) for the conservation and sustainable use of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (GRFA). Such DSI includes that pertaining to animal, forest, insect, microbial and plant genetic resources. Top crops, studied…