Strengthening Sanitary and Phytosanitary Systems in Burundi: A transformative training experience
To ensure the competitiveness of Burundi’s agricultural products on the international market, the on-going project on strengthening Burundi’s plant health system initiated a training programme aimed at increasing the country’s capacity to improve its Sanitary and Phytosanitary Systems (SPS).
Strengthening agricultural trade and sustainability: A collaborative effort by USDA, CABI, and FPA in the Philippines
Agriculture plays a pivotal role in the economic development of countries, especially within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In the Philippines, efforts to enhance agricultural trade and promote sustainability took a significant step forward with a recent collaborative meeting hosted by CABI, with support from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), for…
CABI participates in WTO panel discussion on challenges and opportunities for smallholder farmers in international trade
CABI has shared its expertise in agriculture value chain development and market access as part of a panel discussion highlighting smallholder farmers facilitation in international trade organised by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Informal Working Group on Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs). The event was held to celebrate MSME Day 2023.
CABI scientist co-authors latest edition of Pesticide Use in Cocoa manual
CABI scientist Dr Jayne Crozier has co-authored the 4th Edition of the Pesticide Use in Cocoa manual published by the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) in close cooperation with the cocoa industry.
CABI and USDA hold workshop in Uganda to promote electronic phytosanitary certificate among AU Member States
CABI has teamed up with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Inter-African Phytosanitary Council of the African Union (AU-IAPSC) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat, to hold a workshop in Entebbe-Uganda to promote the Electronic phytosanitary certificate (ePhyto) among African Union’s (AU) 55 Member States. The IPPC ePhyto solution aims at…
Workshop explores greater use of Nature-Based Solutions to fight crop pests in Greater Mekong region
CABI in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS) and Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI) has convened a workshop to explore the greater use of Nature-based Solutions (NBS) to fight crop pests in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS).
CABI joins partnership investigating native fungi to help protect British cereal crops from pests and diseases
CABI has joined forces with FA Bio and Crop Health and Protection (CHAP) as part of a two-year feasibility study investigating the power of native fungi to provide protection against pests and diseases blighting British cereal crops.
Antibiotics use in Kenyan livestock studied
The use of antibiotics for livestock has formed part of a study in Kenya aimed at investigating technological challenges in development and food security.
Perceptions of genetically modified crops under the microscope in Kenyan study
The perceptions of Genetically Modified (GM) crops has come under the microscope as part of a study in Kenya aimed at investigating technological challenges in development and food security.
Report turns spotlight on animal influenza
A new report has been published which provides an overview of research conducted across the major fields of animal influenza in the last six years.