China workshop raises awareness of Plantwise plant doctor programme
A workshop has been held at the Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University (ZAFU) in Hangzhou, Eastern China, to raise awareness of the Plantwise plant doctor programme which trains extension workers to diagnose and help farmers manage a range of crop pests and diseases. The meeting was primarilyĀ aimed at raising awareness…
CABI receives JRS grant to publish dataset on invasive alien plants in Sub-Saharan Africa
CABI has received a grant of $45,750 from the JRS Biodiversity Foundation to publish one of the most complete and current datasets on Invasive Alien Plants (IAP) in Eastern Africa. The project, which is led by Dr Arne Witt, Coordinator: Invasive Species, CABI, will build upon the successful results from…
CABI briefs parliamentary group on invasive species and their impact on the SDGs
25 January 2018 - In a briefing to theĀ All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on AgricultureĀ andĀ Food for DevelopmentĀ this week (23 January 2018), CABI highlighted the threat Fall Armyworm and other global invasive species pose towards achieving theĀ UNās Sustainable Development GoalsĀ (SDGs).
CABI to improve the farming for 50 million poor households by tackling invasive species
Millions of the world's most vulnerable people face problems with invasive weeds, insects and plant diseases , which are out of control and have a major impact on global prosperity, communities and the environment.
GIZ Crop Protection Baseline Study
Pests and diseases often limit how much smallholder famers can produce. They affect crops both pre and post-harvest by reducing their value or making them unsafe for human consumption. Farmers try to reduce losses through a range of techniques, some of which have human or environmental health impacts. This project…
Triple attack on bananas could devastate $35bn global industry
CABI scientists have today raised concerns that an attack on the world's banana production is worse than first feared, with a perfect storm of three pests having the potential to decimate around $35 billion worth of crops.