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CABI partners Rwandan university to help train more plant doctors to fight crop pests and diseases

CABI is working with the University of Technology and Arts of Byumba (UTAB) in Rwanda to train more plant doctors who, as part of the Plantwise programme, help farmers identify and treat a range of pests and diseases which threaten their crops.

Female farmers and extension workers should take the lead in reducing gender inequality in agriculture

A CABI-led study which compares male and female perceptions of access to and use of agricultural advisory services to help improve yields says women should take a lead role in helping to reduce inequalities which hinder their contribution to farming.

Phone app set to transform how low-income farmers in Africa invest in fertilizer

An upgrade to a mobile phone app now offers farmers across Africa even more benefits and cutting-edge fertilizer use technology.

Lessons in agriculture: CABI joins UNESCO International Day of Education celebrations

CABI is joining the UNESCO International Day of Education celebrations today by highlighting all its efforts to help support the scientists of today and tomorrow in the fight against agricultural pests and diseases.

CABI launch Plantwise programme in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan

Member of CABI-led SAIRLA Ghana National Learning Alliance scoops Best Agricultural Reporter award

A media practitioner and active member of the CABI-led Sustainable Agricultural Intensification Research and Learning in Africa (SAIRLA) Ghana National Learning Alliance (Ghana NLA) won the Best Agricultural Reporter in print award at the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) awards in Accra.