CABI contributes to global food security with expertise shared at international symposium in Japan
Dr Ulrich Kuhlmann (left) outlines the benefit of the CABI-led Plantwise and Action on Invasives programmes to global food security at the JIRCAS International Symposium CABI has demonstrated its commitment to helping to ensure global food security by sharing its expertise in crop health and invasive…
CABI’s expertise on digital pest management showcased on Vietnamese TV
Vietnamese's HDTV reports on partnership who will create digital image recognition software to identify crop pests and diseases including brown spot of dragon fruit CABI's expertise on digital pest and disease management has been showcased on the Vietnamese TV channel HDTV. This follows the signing of…
CABI searches for biological control to halt surge of papaya mealybug menace in Kenya
Papaya mealybug can devastate a whole crop unless it is controlled CABI scientists are working with partners in Kenya to find a natural enemy to fight the invasive papaya mealybug pest (Paracoccus marginatus) which can devastate whole crops if left unmanaged. Fernadis Makale, an Invasive Species…
CABI joins forces to fight fruit fly and mango hopper pests in Pakistan
MoU signing: Riaz Mahmood-Biological Control NEFR Specialist-CABI, Prof Dr Abdu Ghani Lanjar, Dean Faculty of Crop Protection (FCPT)-SAU, Prof Dr Mujeebuddin Memon, Vice Chancellor of Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Engineer Syed Nadeem Shah, Project Director-SIAPEP A tripartite agreement has been signed by CABI’s Biological Control NEFR…
Global Burden of Crop Loss
Given the pressures of climate change and growing global population, losing less of the crops that have already been sown on land or under cultivation, presents an important opportunity to enhance food security. While there is increasing recognition of potential gains from curbing post-harvest losses and consumer food waste, pre-harvest…
New study calls for Integrated Pest Management techniques to fight fall armyworm
The fall armyworm attacking maize – just one of over a hundred crops the pest targets CABI scientists are recommending the use of more environmentally sustainable biological controls, as part of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategy, to fight the fall armyworm (FAW) instead of favouring…