CABI shares expertise on crop pest management in Africa with Royal Society of Biology

CABI’s Dr MaryLucy Oronje has shared her expertise in sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures pertaining to crop pest management in Africa as part of an event organised by the Royal Society of Biology. Dr Oronje, who is based at CABI’s regional centre for Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, was keynote speaker at the event which was…
Read Further

Support of Liveability Challenge 2022 highlights CABI’s commitment to sustainability

287520151_409598004513548_1633061419919567636_n
CABI helps farmers tackle global issues like poverty, hunger, education, equality, sustainability, climate change and biodiversity by sharing knowledge and science, writes Neil Willsher, CABI’s Global Director, Value Chain & Trade.
Read Further

New CABI-led study highlights institutional and policy bottlenecks to Integrated Pest Management in Africa

Local remedies for maize pests
A new publication led by CABI has highlighted institutional and policy bottlenecks to using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to fight a range of potentially devastating crop pests in Africa.
Read Further

CABI shares expertise in digital extension and advisory services at FAO workshop

DSC_0077-1
CABI has shared its expertise in digital agricultural and advisory services for smallholder farmers as part of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)-led capacity building workshop.
Read Further

CABI contributes to infographic revealing impacts of COVID-19 on farm households in Pakistan

tomato-g5379e36df_1280
CABI has contributed to new research findings in an infographic from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) which reveals the continuing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on farm households in Pakistan.
Read Further

International Day for Biological Diversity: the rising threat of invasive species

23248_01
On Sunday 22 May 2022 the world celebrates International Day for Biological Diversity – a day in which the global community is called to re-examine our relationship to the natural world.
Read Further

Doctor turned science journalist launches first newspaper of its kind

Syriacus
Meet Syriacus Buguzi – a pioneering medical doctor turned science journalist from Tanzania. He is making the headlines after spawning the first Swahili language science and technology newspaper, MwanaSayansi.
Read Further

High-level discussion hears of ‘devastating scenario’ for global food system

rice-g3f6c7add3_1280
A high-level discussion, which explored how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected food security for millions of people around the world, has revealed how hikes in oil prices, conflicts, emerging diseases, poor governance, and disruption in supply chains have come together to create a potentially ‘devastating scenario’ for the global food system. An online panel hosted…
Read Further

Digital extension and advisory services for farmers amid COVID-19 come under the microscope

DSC09062
The challenges of using digital tools as part of extension and advisory services to help empower small and family farmers amid the COVID-19 pandemic have come under the microscope in a joint webinar hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Agrilink.
Read Further

Life in Earth – Soil microbes are key to achieving net zero

hands-g3b2f47d15_1280
CABI contributes to COP26-focused article by members of UK microbiome innovation community, on critical role of soil microbiome in achieving net zero. Today, CABI, and other members of the UK’s microbiome innovation community announced the publication of a COP26-focused statement on the critical role of the soil microbiome in climate change and how it could contribute…
Read Further