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Emergency response plan for Invasive Alien Pests developed for Ghana
May 25, 2021
An emergency response plan for managing incursions of Invasive Alien Pests (IAPs) in Ghana has been validated at a stakeholder workshop organized by CABI in collaboration with the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The workshop,…
MARA-CABI Joint Laboratory sets its sights on becoming a world recognized Centre of Excellence
May 18, 2021
The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA)-CABI Joint Laboratory (Joint Lab) has set its sights on becoming a world recognized Centre of Excellence for collaborative research and technology transfer in green plant protection technology development. The vision – outlined in a CABI Study Brief looking back on 12…
Polypharmakos and CABI agree to develop new antimicrobial products from CABI’s Culture Collection
May 13, 2021
Polypharmakos Limited, a spin-out company from the UK’s Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and University of Cambridge, and international not-for-profit organisation CABI have signed a research collaboration and licensing agreement to develop novel products from CABI’s Culture Collection. CABI’s Culture Collection consists of 30,000 strains of optimally preserved fungi and bacteria…
CABI BioProtection Portal welcomes new partner Biobest
May 11, 2021
This partnership will help CABI to increase global reach and uptake of the free tool and enhance awareness and uptake of biocontrol and biopesticide products. The CABI BioProtection Portal has welcomed Biobest as a partner. This is great news for the development of the free-to-use tool which promotes awareness and…
UN Food Systems Summit brief calls for global increase in consumption of fruits and vegetables
May 10, 2021
The need to increase the global consumption of fruits and vegetables for healthier diets has been highlighted in a United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) 2021 brief prepared by scientists working for member organisations of AIRCA. The brief, entitled ‘Fruits and Vegetables for Healthy Diets: Priorities for Food System Research…
Second International Congress of Biological Control held successfully despite COVID-19 pandemic
May 4, 2021
The Second International Congress of Biological Control (ICBC2) – co-organised by CABI and the International Organisation for Biological Control (IOBC) and sponsored by Koppert Biological Systems and Biobest – has been held successfully despite the COVID-19 pandemic. World-leading experts in invasive crop pests and diseases and biological controls met, via…
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