CABI attends pre-COP 29 workshop to help better understand agriculture’s climate reporting mechanisms
CABI has shared its expertise at a pre-COP29 workshop aimed at helping countries enhance their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) implementation processes through joint actions and collaboration with countries in Asia and Pacific region. Srijita Dasgupta, CABI’s Climate Change Expert, Asia, attended the workshop in Bangkok which also sought to better…
Pakistan’s new biopesticide regulation highlighted at Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting
Pakistan’s new biopesticides registration guidance to tackle a range of crop pests and diseases has been highlighted at the 19th Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM) 2024 held in Basel, Switzerland. Organized by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA), ABIM 2024 saw more…
Publication outlines 16 calls of action to tackle fall armyworm following global symposium on major crop pest
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published a report outlining 16 calls to action to tackle fall armyworm following a global symposium on the major crop pest in which CABI shared its expertise. Entitled “FAO Global Symposium on Sustainable Fall Armyworm Management: Charting a global…
Inaugural Africa Plant Health Systems Forum highlights strength of partnerships for greater sustainable food security
The inaugural African Plant Health Systems Forum has highlighted the strength of partnerships and knowledge-driven solutions towards greater sustainable food security for a growing African population expected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050. CABI, organised and launched the event, which brings together representatives from CABI’s African Member Countries, including government,…
Climate change-induced pests remain major ‘bottleneck’ to agricultural productivity and food security in South Sudan
Climate change-induced invasive crop pests remain a major ‘bottleneck’ to agricultural productivity and food security in South Sudan, according to new CABI-led research published in the journal CABI Agriculture and Bioscience. CABI scientists and colleagues from the University of Juba, Q&A Management Consulting, and Afridev Economic Consulting Limited, say strengthening…
Biological control generates ‘desirable outcomes’ within all One Health dimensions, new CABI-led research reveals
New CABI-led research has revealed that biological control generates ‘desirable outcomes’ within all One Health dimensions – mitigating global change issues such as chemical pollution, biocide resistance, biodiversity loss, and habitat destruction. However, the scientists, who include those from the University of Minnesota, University of California, International Centre of Insect…