Study highlights ways to strengthen the Invasive Alien Species system in Zambia

Lantana camara
A CABI-led study has highlighted recommendations to help improve the invasive species system in Zambia including the establishment of a central body to coordinate Invasive Alien Species (IAS) activities and advocation of increased funding for the prevention, early detection, rapid response and control of IAS. ‘CABI Working Paper 27: An…
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CABI contributes to position paper highlighting plan to safeguard African biodiversity

Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria
CABI has contributed its expertise in a new position paper in the journal Nature – from the African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) – which highlights the goals, priorities, and roadmap of the impressive Africa-led effort to sequence the genomes of plants, animals, fungi, and protists that are endemic to the continent…
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CABI’s expertise in Integrated Pest Management shines at 10th International IPM Symposium

Plant doctors at a plant clinic in Kenya
The CABI-led global Plantwise programme and the integration of more environmentally friendly and safer-to-use biological controls for crop pest and disease management have been highlighted at the 10th International IPM Symposium. In addition, Plantwise scooped the IPM Team category in the associated 2021 International IPM Achievement Awards of Excellence. The…
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Low potato yields in Kenya not down to management practices alone, CABI study suggests

Women market
Low potato yields averaging 8.6t/ha are not only determined by the management practices employed by potato farmers in Kenya, a study by CABI scientists based at CABI’s regional centre for Africa suggests. Poor quality of potato planting materials – where there is an over-dependence on the informal sector – could…
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SciDev.Net’s readers’ conference spotlights extraordinary women in science

Female scientist
Three extraordinary women in science from the Global South were the first to be cast into the spotlight as part of a series of monthly reader conference calls hosted by SciDev.Net’s team of regional editors. To coincide with International Day of Women and Girls in Science, SciDev.Net held the event…
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CABI’s work to help Pakistan produce better cotton extended for another three years

"Better Cotton Project Sind, Pakistan"
CABI’s work to help Pakistan’s cotton farmers reduce annual losses of around $350m through poor production, transport and storage practices under the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has been extended for another three years. CABI’s centre in Pakistan has won £1.59m in funding from the Better Cotton Growth & Innovation Fund…
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