Inaugural Africa Plant Health Systems Forum highlights strength of partnerships for greater sustainable food security

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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,…
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Climate change-induced pests remain major ‘bottleneck’ to agricultural productivity and food security in South Sudan

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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…
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Biological control generates ‘desirable outcomes’ within all One Health dimensions, new CABI-led research reveals

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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…
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CABI shares expertise on Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures at African Food Safety Workshop 2024

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CABI shared its expertise on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures at the African Food Safety Workshop 2024 – held as part of the Third Africa Food Safety Technical Meeting – to support efforts to enhance Africa’s food safety system. Dr Gbemenou Joselin Benoit Gnonlonfin, Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS), Global Program…
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Tiny wasp helps protect island bird species threatened with extinction

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One of the world’s rarest birds, the Wilkins’ Bunting has been handed a much-needed lifeline by a species of small parasitoid wasp. This was part of a ground-breaking project, involving CABI, RSPB,  FERA and the Tristan da Cunha Government, to biologically control an introduced pest species on one of the…
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Study reveals invasive Apple Snail could spread further in Africa

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New research led by CABI and including the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) reveals that the invasive Apple Snail – which threatens rice crops – could spread further in Africa. A team of researchers from CABI’s regional centre for Africa in Nairobi, working with KEPHIS, suggest that the South…
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