CABI hosts soil information systems workshop in Ghana
CABI and its project partners, ISRIC — World Soil Information, and Ghana’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Soil Research Institute (CSIR-SRI), recently held a 2-day soil information systems workshop at the Capital View Hotel, Koforidua, Ghana.
Transforming Bangladesh’s agriculture through new Trade Capacity Building Program
The CABI-led ‘Feed The Future (FtF) Sanitary and Phytosanitary System (SPS) Trade Capacity Building Program’ is helping Bangladesh align its agricultural practices with International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) for greater food safety and food security.
Meet CABI’s fall armyworm researcher Dora Shimbwambwa one of Bill Gates’s ‘Heroes in the Field’
Meet CABI researcher Dora Shimbwambwa who has been recognised as one of Bill Gates’s ‘Heroes in the Field’ for her efforts as part of a project focused on the village-based biological control of the potentially devastating fall armyworm pest in Zambia.
CABI launches FAIR Process Framework to help support new technologies for greater global food security
CABI’s Data Policy and Practice team have unveiled the FAIR Process Framework at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters in Seattle, USA, to help support new technologies for greater global food security.
Celebrating One Health Day: How CABI is supporting a healthier future for people, animals and the environment
On One Health Day, we explore the connection between human, animal, plant and ecosystem health and how CABI’s work in One Health is helping to build a healthier, more sustainable future.
IRRI and CABI collaborate on biocontrol workshop for sustainable agriculture in Odisha
This article was originally published by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) To promote the use of biocontrol agents and biopesticides and mainstream Integrated Pest Management in the rice-based ecosystem in Odisha, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) partnered with CAB International (CABI) and Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) to organize a workshop…
ASEAN Pest Database: Stocktaking and managing pest of concerns within the ASEAN region
Food systems in the The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) face increasing challenges, as the pressures of climate change force farmers to depend more and more on often-harmful inputs, specifically in relation to plant and crop pest and disease management. This paradigm is recognized by national and regional leaders who have made calls…
New edition of book on entomopathogenic nematodes is a ‘must have read’ for pest management professionals
A new edition of CABI’s global standard book on entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) – a ‘must have read’ for pest management professionals – has been published on the CABI Digital Library. ‘Entomopathogenic Nematodes as Biological Control Agents,’ by David I. Shapiro-llan and Edwin E. Lewis, is an updated edition of previous work published by CABI on…
Pest preparedness – boosting food security, farmer incomes and agricultural trade
To mark World Food Day this week, CABI’s Dr Roger Day, Global Advisor, Plant Health, looks at ‘foods for a better life and a better future’ and how pest preparedness not only improves food security but also strengthens food value chains and agricultural trade for more robust economies.Pest preparedness is a critical element of food…
Celebrating Rural Women’s Day: Stories of empowerment, entrepreneurship and resilience from the fields
This week, we celebrated Rural Women’s Day (15 October) – an important opportunity to mark women’s valuable contribution to agriculture. The UN states that women make up, on average, over 40% of the agricultural labour force. In some countries in Africa and Asia, this figure is much higher. In Ghana, for example, women produce 70%…