How is Zambia’s youth training in fall armyworm biocontrol production addressing food safety and security?
The 12th of August marks International Youth Day. CABI’s Youth Engagement Manager, Deogratius Magero, examines how young people in Zambia are learning new skills to improve food production and generate incomes while protecting the environment with natural pest control. Farmers in Zambia face severe challenges from crop pests like fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). Yield losses…
CABI Academy launches Digital Skills Training Materials to develop digital skills amongst smallholder farmers
CABI Academy, a learning platform that addresses a range of agricultural challenges faced by smallholder farmers, has launched Digital Skills Training Materials. The pack can be used to develop skills of others within the rural community such as agro extension workers and plant doctors. The pack is freely available worldwide. It contains resources such as…
Multistakeholder workshop further paves the way for the registration of biopesticides in Pakistan
CABI, together with the Pakistani Government’s Department for Plant Protection (DPP), convened a training workshop to help further pave the way for the registration of biopesticides to sustainably tackle crop pests and diseases in Pakistan.
The dust has settled on the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit: “What next…?” asks CABI’s development chief
The dust has settled on the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit and Dr Dennis Rangi, CABI’s Director General – Development, says “What next for the sustainable and responsible use of fertilizer to help feed Africa’s rapidly growing population?”
What needs to be done to improve the uptake of biological control?
The Third International Congress of Biological Control (ICBC3) held recently in San José, Costa Rica, saw world experts in safer-to-use and more sustainable biological control products gather to share their very latest knowledge and research.
Unlocking the power of data ecosystems in agriculture: Enhancing insight and impact
In today’s data-driven world, understanding and leveraging data ecosystems is paramount for organizations aiming to achieve impactful outcomes. This is exemplified by work being carried out through the CABI-led project ‘Enabling FAIR data sharing and responsible data use.’
CABI’s very own certified drone pilot takes flight to strengthen partnerships for precision crop pest control
The sky’s the limit for Violet Ochieng, CABI’s very own KCAA-Certified drone pilot, who visited the UK from Kenya to help strengthen partnerships for greater use of drone technology for precision crop pest management. Ms Ochieng, Research Officer – Drone Technology, based at CABI’s regional centre for Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, met colleagues from the…
Empowering the next generation of scientists: CABI in Pakistan provides internships for agricultural students
CABI’s centre in Pakistan is helping to foster the next generation of scientists interested in securing greater food security in the world by offering internships for agricultural students at its biological control laboratories in Rawalpindi. Thirty-one entomology and plant pathology students from Pakistan’s top agricultural universities are taking part in ongoing research projects, fieldwork, data…
CABI and partners convene soil information systems workshop in Zambia
On April 17 and 18 2024, CABI, ISRIC – World Soil Information, the Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a two-day soil information system roadmap development workshop at the Intercontinental Hotel in Lusaka, Zambia. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, this work is part of the…
CABI empowers youth to transform agriculture and contribute to greater food security in Kenya and Uganda
Meet smallholder farmer James Muliasi, a resident of Kanye It Village in Njoro Sub County, Kenya, who has emerged as a champion for agricultural development in his community thanks to training received by CABI together with a range of partners.