CABI joins AMAST Network launched to battle AMR in the agrifood system
CABI has joined the AMR in Agrifood Systems Transdisciplinary Network (AMAST) which has been launched to battle Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the agrifood system. The new network is setting sail to understand and tackle how AMR impacts UK food production from farm to fork and will harness perspectives from across…
Ghanian women’s rights as farmers and extension service clients more recognised by men and women, study shows
Many more men and women are now recognising women’s rights as individual farmers and agricultural extension service clients in Ghana – rather than as secondary household members, according to new research published by CABI. Following interventions by the CABI-led global PlantwisePlus programme, both men and women in the eight districts/municipalities…
CABI and partners step up fight against devastating papaya mealybug on more farms in Kenya
CABI, working with key Kenyan partners, is helping to protect livelihoods and food security by fighting the devastating papaya mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus) pest in five more major papaya growing counties in Kenya. Scientists from CABI’s regional centre for Africa in Nairobi have recently deployed Acerophagus papayae – an environmentally friendly…
Most climate-vulnerable countries with highest hunger rates significantly under-represented in agrifood research
The most climate-vulnerable countries with the highest hunger rates are significantly under-represented in agrifood research – sparking a need for urgent action and increased investments to redress this imbalance, a major new study has found. The ‘State of the Field for Research on Agrifood Systems’ report, published by The Juno…
Third International Congress of Biological Control calls for greater collaboration on national and international policy
The Third International Congress of Biological Control (ICBC3) has called for greater understanding and collaboration on biological control in a national and international policy context to sustainably fight food security and food safety threatening crop pests and diseases. World experts in safer-to-use and more sustainable biological control products, that can…
Senior Chinese delegation visit to Switzerland strengthens collaboration between joint labs for crop pest research
A visit of senior managers from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and Chinese Embassy in Switzerland has served to strengthen collaboration between CAAS and CABI, particularly through the joint labs for crop pest research that will help smallholder farmers increase their livelihoods and food security. Dr Qiaoqiao Zhang,…