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…
CABI confirms new fungus with mysterious origins
CABI has confirmed a new species of fungus after the BBC Springwatch show called on Dr Harry Evans’ expertise when the mysterious specimen was first discovered in a Victorian gunpower store at Castle Espie wetland centre in Northern Ireland. The fungus, whose host is a cave spider, has been named…
CABI contributes to position paper highlighting plan to safeguard African biodiversity
CABI has contributed its expertise in a new position paper in the journal Nature – from the African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) – which highlights the goals, priorities, and roadmap of the impressive Africa-led effort to sequence the genomes of plants, animals, fungi, and protists that are endemic to the continent…
CABI to share expertise as part of new £10m centre with mission to create green revolution in agriculture
CABI is to share its expertise as part of a new £10m centre with a mission to create a green revolution in agriculture as well as rescuing threatened species and restoring natural habitats. Dr Matthew Ryan, Curator, Genetic Resource Collection at CABI, has today welcomed news that the £10m Leverhulme…
Project launched to help mitigate pesticide residue limit export violations on red chillies in Pakistan
CABI has signed a contract with the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) – a body working under the administrative control of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R) – to mitigate pesticide maximum residue limit (MRL) export violations on red chilies in Pakistan. The primary objective of this…
New perspectives needed to boost success of Classical Biological Control to fight insect pests
A CABI-led study has revealed that the success of Classical Biological Control (CBC) in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East is only rarely dependent on the released biological control agent, but more often on other factors, such as the target pest, its host plant, or the circumstances of the…