CABI and IICA sign formal agreement to collaborate more on sustainable agricultural development
CABI and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agricultural (IICA) have signed an agreement to collaborate more on sustainable development, science and technology through joint projects in benefitting Latin America and the Caribbean. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will see both parties working together on regional and international projects of…
CABI pledges support to Mauritius to help its agricultural sector reduce poverty and increase food security
CABI has pledged its support to Mauritius, one of its oldest Member Countries in Africa since 1986, to help smallholder farmers within its agricultural sector reduce poverty and increase food security for its 1.3 million residents. Scientists from CABI’s regional centre for Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, met with colleagues from…
CABI’s work on weed biological control is highlighted in the annual progress report
Scientists from CABI’s centre in Switzerland this year added two new projects to their portfolio of invasive weed targets. These included, blueweed (Echium vulgare), also known as viper’s bugloss, and European frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae), both of which have many negative environmental and economic impacts. On the back of the European…
New project aims to enhance national and regional phytosanitary research coordination
CABI is working as part of the Euphresco network for phytosanitary research coordination and funding to help enhance national and regional phytosanitary research coordination for greater global food security. By building on the foundations developed by the Euphresco network, the EUPHRESCO III project aims to enhance national and regional phytosanitary research…
CABI Distribution Database used to support analysis of plant health threats to crops in Scotland
The CABI Distribution Database – which holds over a million geographic records of living organisms – has been used to support an analysis of plant health threats to arable and horticultural crops in Scotland. Tim Beale, a Senior Data Analyst in the Data Science and Modelling team at CABI, contributed…
PlantwisePlus is supporting the development of a national pesticide residue monitoring framework for Kenya
The CABI-led global PlantwisePlus programme is supporting the development of a national pesticide residue monitoring framework for Kenya amid concerns that incorrect use of pesticides can pose a significant risk to food safety. Scientists from CABI’s regional centre for Africa have so far supported the Pest Control Products Board (PCPB)…