‘Under the microscope’ to mark World Microbiome Day: CABI’s work in the field
To mark World Microbiome Day 2025 (Friday 27 June), CABI takes a look back at its recent work – putting the microbiome ‘under the microscope’ to see how this community of micro-organisms live together in a particular ecosystem where humans, animals, and plants all have their own unique microbiomes.
Public and private sector partnership seeks to increase sustainable potato production in Chile
CABI is working with the Agricultural Research Institute (INIA) in Chile and the Croda Foundation to help increase sustainable potato production of the crop including supporting 300 smallholder farmers reduce their reliance on chemical pesticides.
Empowering farmers through digitalisation: Strengthening the future of the cotton industry
When it comes to farmer advisory, are we really able to advise? That was the question posed to Katherine Cameron, CABI’s Head of Digital Advisory Tools, at the Better Cotton Conference 2025 which took place recently in Izmir, Turkey.
Biosecurity and skills development workshop brings together key players in Africa’s plant health ecosystem
CABI has convened a plant biosecurity training and skills development workshop bringing together key players in Africa’s plant health ecosystem keen to help the continent’s smallholder farmers improve their livelihoods and food security.
Managing the pathogens threatening St Helena’s biodiversity and food security
Conclusions from four-year research looking into the dieback of critically endangered trees The remote island of St Helena is a small speck in the vast South Atlantic Ocean, renowned for its rich history and isolation. It is the United Kingdom’s second-oldest overseas territory, after Bermuda.
Training workshop in Malawi shifts focus to effective data management practices as part of MaDiPHS project
CABI has delivered a three-day refresher technical training workshop in Malawi aimed at encouraging greater effective data management practices as part of the Malawi Digital Plant Health Service (MaDiPHS) project. Henry Mibei, Manager, Digital Development, Africa, and Gideon Abegunrin, Data Policy Analyst, conducted the training for more than 30 people from 10 different organizations including the…
Lessons in AI Governance from the GAIA Project
Generative AI is starting to reshape how agricultural advice is produced, shared, and used — but the shift comes with both opportunities and challenges. For smallholder farmers, agriculture advisory chatbots and AI-based diagnostic tools could offer faster, more localised, and scalable support. They are often adopted by farmers directly, whilst in the best cases they…
Training delivered on early warning system using Earth Observation data to help manage crop pest pests in Kenya
CABI has teamed up with the Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Organization (KALRO) to deliver training aimed at helping smallholder maize, bean and tomato farmers understand important crop pest alerts derived from Earth Observation data. Experts in digital development from CABI’s Regional Centre for Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, held a two-day Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE)…
This Earth Day, how is CABI working to address climate change?
Climate change severely impacts agriculture and the environment. It amplifies risks from extreme weather, such as droughts and floods. It accelerates the spread of crop pests and diseases, disrupting ecosystems that we rely on for food security. Moreover, climate change impacts the livelihoods of the smallholder men, women and youth farmers who grow much of…
Empowering sustainable agriculture: CABI BioProtection Portal highlighted at Chilean national Fair
The CABI BioProtection Portal – the world’s largest free resource for biological plant protection – has been highlighted at the Second Technological Fair on Biological Control and the First Technological Fair on Bioinputs in Chile.