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Crop-devastating pests in Rwanda to be targeted with space-age technology from PRISE programme

Pests, which threaten to destroy key cash and food security crops including maize, tomato and beans, are to be prioritized as part of an integrated pest management strategy using state-of-the-art space-age technology.

Continuing the biological fight against a hardy foe – the maize-devastating western corn rootworm

CABI is continuing the fight against the maize-devastating western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) by collecting more than 22,000 live specimens of this chrysomelid beetle for further research into its biological control.

Power of the pen helps drive education and food security policy

Plantwise plant clinics deliver 3:1 benefit-cost ratio in Kenya

Plant biosecurity partnership opens new markets for African countries

Helping cotton farmers, like Pakistan’s ‘compost champion’, to improve productivity