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Advancing sustainable agriculture: CABI BioProtection Portal highlighted at rural pharmacies event in Brazil
September 9, 2025
Wayne Coles
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The CABI BioProtection Portal – the largest open-access global resource for registered biocontrol and biopesticide products and information – has been highlighted at a rural pharmacies event in BrasĂlia, Brazil.
Workshop explores plant health concerns as part of European Phytosanitary Research Coordination network
September 8, 2025
Wayne Coles
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CABI, in collaboration with Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), AU InterAfrican Phytosanitary Council (AU-IAPSC), and EUPHRESCO Network Office, has taken part in a consultation workshop exploring a range of phytosanitary research concerns.
CABI strengthens regional collaboration in Latin America to help advance sustainable agriculture and food security
September 4, 2025
Wayne Coles
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CABI has been busy working to strengthen regional collaboration in Latin America, helping to advance sustainable agricultural production and food security, including the development of more environmentally friendly methods to combat crop pests and diseases.
How can we make smallholder farming more sustainable, safer and secure to feed a growing world?
September 3, 2025
Wayne Coles
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This year’s Africa Food Systems Summit 2025, in Dakar, Senegal, focuses on Africa’s youth and how they can lead collaboration, innovation, and the implementation of agri-food systems transformation for a stronger and more resilient food value chain.
Regenerative agriculture highlighted as a transformative approach to ecological farming and soil recovery
August 22, 2025
Wayne Coles
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A new critical review, published in the journal CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, highlights the emergence and scientific basis of regenerative agriculture – proposing a working definition centred on ecological cycles and farm system outcomes.
Empowering future young scientists: Reflections from CABI’s Summer Internship Programme in Pakistan
August 11, 2025
Saqib Ali
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CABI’s Summer Internship Programme for 2025 in Pakistan has helped 30 young future scientists, from universities across the country, further their understanding of sustainable crop pest management for greater food security.
Empowering the next generation: Strategies for youth-inclusive agricultural training and engagement
August 7, 2025
Deogratius Magero
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Ahead of International Youth Day on Tuesday 12 August 2025, Deogratius J. Magero, CABI’s Youth Manager, outlines seven key strategies – drawing from CABI’s Youth Engagement Strategy – to help ensure agricultural training and engagement are truly youth inclusive.
Every kilogram counts: Tackling crop loss in Kenya and Ethiopia with data-driven action
August 6, 2025
Eunice Murathe
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In Kenya and Ethiopia, experts are using data-driven approaches to tackle crop loss in maize and wheat—boosting food security, farmer incomes, and national decision-making through the Global Burden of Crop Loss initiative.
Strengthening food safety systems: Zambia hosts Codex training for national stakeholders
July 31, 2025
Wayne Coles
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Zambia has taken a significant step in bolstering its food safety framework by hosting a comprehensive hands-on training workshop in Livingstone. Supported by the Codex Trust Fund and the African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), the training aimed to build the capacity of national stakeholders and experts on Codex procedures and the effective…
“Land is life”: Farmers join scientists on newly launched ethics review committee at CABI in Africa
July 27, 2025
Eunice Murathe
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“We are not just growing crops. We are growing trust, dignity, and resilience. And that starts with being seen, heard, and involved from the beginning.”  Phyllis Nduva, Farmer and Cooperative Leader “Research must always be discussed before it starts. People need to know what’s coming, and how it affects them.” Joseph Kahunga Mwangi, Retired Teacher…
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