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Free crop pest diagnosis and management courses now available in India
February 8, 2024
The CABI Academy – which brings together CABI’s expertise in crop health, agricultural advisory services, and digital development – is now making free courses on crop pest diagnosis and management available in India. Students, teachers and trainers in agricultural education institutions and the workplace can now access at no charge…
African smallholder farmers benefit from reduced crop losses and higher incomes from a novel pest alert service
January 25, 2024
A newly published review of the CABI-led Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) project shows that smallholder farmers in four African countries who received pest alerts created using earth observation data benefitted from reduced crop losses and higher incomes compared to farmers who did not. Crop pests are the major cause…
CABI serves up learning lunch for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on benefits of a FAIR Process Framework
January 24, 2024
A team of digital data experts from CABI have delivered a learning lunch to staff at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – introducing them to the benefits of adopting a FAIR process framework to unlock greater data-rich investments in agriculture. According to the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data,…
EU-China joint action to increase the development and adoption of IPM tools
January 18, 2024
The persistent threat of invasive agricultural pests and their chronic re-emergence underlines the importance of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) tools and their implementation. Pest management typically relies largely on chemical pesticides, increasing the risks to humans and wildlife. Despite European Union and Chinese policies promoting the use of IPM, widespread…
Developing a dynamic approach using earth observation technology to improve pest risk modelling
December 14, 2023
CABI is utilizing its expertise in crop health, invasive species, pest and disease modelling and digital development as part of a project using state-of-the-art Earth Observation (EO) technology. Advances in EO technology, also known as satellite remote sensing technology, have opened new possibilities for modelling to improve the quality of…
CABI joins One Food programme for a ‘One Health’ approach to sustainable food systems in South Africa
November 1, 2023
CABI is sharing its expertise along the agricultural value chain as part of the UK government-funded One Food programme aimed at implementing a ‘One Health’ approach to sustainable food systems in South Africa. The One Food programme is codeveloped by the UK Government’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science…
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