Progress made on fall armyworm, but greater effort needed
A major new report published by CABI has revealed that losses due to fall armyworm are lower than projected in 2017 and the pest is still primarily focussed on maize rather than any other potential host crops.
CABI outlines at ABIM meeting the next steps to a global launch of its innovative BioProtection Portal
Dr Ulrich Kuhlmann, CABI's Executive Director, Global Operations, has revealed at the Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM) the next steps to launching CABI's innovative Biopesticides Portal to a worldwide market.
Stronger value chains and trade links high on agenda at CABI’s Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation
A focus on building capacity for stronger value chains and trade links, as part of the overall mission to improve global food security, was high on the agenda at CABI's Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation held in Beijing, China.
World Food Day: ‘Feeding our Appetite for Food Security’
On this World Food Day 2018 the issue of feeding the world has never been in sharper focus. By 2050, agriculture will need to produce almost 50 percent more food, feed and biofuel than it did in 2012 just to meet demand.
CABI scientists to co-organise the global biocontrol conference ICBC 2018 for non-chemical fights against insect pests
CABI scientists will co-organise, together with Society for Biocontrol Advancement (SBA), Bengaluru, the ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), Bengaluru and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi - a meeting of the world's leading biocontrol specialists at the 1st International Conference on Biological Control (ICBC 2018)…
CABI Americas and Caribbean consultation focuses on the impact of invasive species on food security and trade
Some 60 delegates, including representatives from 12 CABI member countries, gathered in Ottawa, Canada for CABI's Americas and Caribbean regional consultation meeting, where emerging issues around invasive species and food security were discussed.