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Colombia visit serves to strengthen engagement with important Member Country for greater food security
November 11, 2024
A senior delegation of officials from CABI have paid a visit to Colombia – an important and valued Member Country – to strengthen engagement with national partners and enhance work towards improved livelihoods and greater food security. Dr Qiaoqiao Zhang, Director, Memberships and Dr Yelitza Colmenarez, Centre Director, Brazil, chiefly…
CABI joins continental level partnership to support development of African Soil Information Systems
November 5, 2024
CABI has joined a continental level partnership to support the development of Soil Information Systems (SISs) in Africa with the overall aim of helping to increase agricultural productivity, livelihoods and food and nutritional security through improving the usability of and access to soil data. The Coalition for Soil Information Systems…
CABI showcases Horizon Scanning Tool and Invasive Species Compendium at COP16
November 4, 2024
CABI has taken part in the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) which seeks to take decisive measures for the protection of biological diversity. Dr Yelitza Colmenarez, CABI’s Centre Director, Latin America-Brazil, showcased CABI’s Horizon Scanning Tool – a decision support…
CABI attends pre-COP 29 workshop to help better understand agriculture’s climate reporting mechanisms
October 31, 2024
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
October 29, 2024
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
October 28, 2024
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…
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