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CABI Switzerland welcomes first two exchange scientists from China at the newly established MARA China – CABI European Laboratory

New study calls for Integrated Pest Management techniques to fight fall armyworm

Life-changing Plantwise programme joins the Million Lives Club

CABI’s Plantwise programme, which helps farmers grow more and lose less to crop pests and diseases, has become a Vanguard member of the Million Lives Club – an initiative that celebrates innovators and social entrepreneurs who are scaling impact in improving the lives of those living on less than $5 a day.

CABI teams up with Koppert to lead biological fight against devastating tomato pest in Kenya

CABI has joined forces with world-leading biological control specialists Koppert to step-up a more sustainable fight against the tomato farmer’s worst enemy – the tomato leafminer, known scientifically as Tuta absoluta – which in Kenya alone causes 50-80 percent yield loss if no control method is applied.

World scientists scrutinize latest research on maize insect pests which threaten global food security

Demonstrating biological approaches for sustainable management of tomato leafminer in Kenya

Since 2014, the tomato leafminer has become the most serious threat to the sustainable productivity of tomato in Kenya, causing up to 80% yield loss. Almost 98% of farmers’ crop suffer from this pest and when using pesticides as a control method, only 27% of farmers report success. Building on CABI’s expertise in biological control and integrated pest management, in this project, CABI collaborated with Koppert, a global supplier of biological control products, to demonstrate to farmers, the benefits of biological control within an integrated approach.