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Training delivered on early warning system using Earth Observation data to help manage crop pest pests in Kenya
April 30, 2025
Wayne Coles
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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?
April 22, 2025
Rachel Winks
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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
April 4, 2025
Wayne Coles
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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.
Strengthening the Soil Information System (SIS) in Kenya: A collaborative roadmap
March 24, 2025
Wayne Coles
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CABI, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) of Kenya, the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), and ISRIC – World Soil Information, hosted a two-day workshop titled “Kenya Soil Information System (KenSIS) Roadmap Development Workshop” at the KALRO Headquarters in Loresho, Nairobi. The workshop aimed to bring together key stakeholders from the…
How can we empower women farmers to address climate change?
March 5, 2025
Sandra Phelps
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Climate change poses significant threats to the food security and livelihoods of women farmers writes Sandra Phelps, Gender Manager at CABI ahead of International Women’s Day on Saturday 8 March 2025. There are an estimated 215 million women smallholders globally. They account for nearly one-third of food production worldwide. Despite this critical role, women are…
Post COP: How do we work with world’s smallholder farmers to fight the challenges of climate change?
February 17, 2025
Dennis Rangi
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The impact of climate change is growing by the minute and urgent action is needed to put knowledge into the hands of the world’s smallholder farmers so they can improve their livelihoods and achieve sustainable food security despite this challenge, writes Dr Dennis Rangi, CABI’s Director General – Development.
CABI hosts panel to discuss youth engagement for biological control of fall armyworm in Zambia
February 12, 2025
Wayne Coles
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CABI in partnership with the University of Zambia and the Zambia Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI) have hosted a panel to discuss engaging youth for the sustainable biological control of the devastating fall armyworm pest in Zambia.
Tripartite collaboration highlights sustainable biological control to fight crop pests in China and South-East Asia
January 22, 2025
Wayne Coles
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The power of tripartite collaboration has been highlighted at a workshop focused on sustainable biological control and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to fight a range of major crop pests in China and South-East Asia, particularly Malaysia.
Webinar series explores ways to strengthen capacity on international movement of seeds
January 10, 2025
Wayne Coles
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CABI has facilitated a webinar series to help national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) with the identifying, assessing, and managing the pest risk associated with the international movement of seeds in the Asia and Pacific region.
Soil health and soil data sharing for food security
December 5, 2024
Wayne Coles
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Every 5 December, we celebrate World Soil Day. This international observation raises awareness about the importance of healthy soil as the foundation for food security.
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