Celebrating One Health Day: How CABI is supporting a healthier future for people, animals and the environment

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On One Health Day, we explore the connection between human, animal, plant and ecosystem health and how CABI’s work in One Health is helping to build a healthier, more sustainable future.
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IRRI and CABI collaborate on biocontrol workshop for sustainable agriculture in Odisha

This article was originally published by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) To promote the use of biocontrol agents and biopesticides and mainstream Integrated Pest Management in the rice-based ecosystem in Odisha, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) partnered with CAB International (CABI) and Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) to organize a workshop…
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ASEAN Pest Database: Stocktaking and managing pest of concerns within the ASEAN region

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Food systems in the The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) face increasing challenges, as the pressures of climate change force farmers to depend more and more on often-harmful inputs, specifically in relation to plant and crop pest and disease management. This paradigm is recognized by national and regional leaders who have made calls…
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New edition of book on entomopathogenic nematodes is a ‘must have read’ for pest management professionals

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A new edition of CABI’s global standard book on entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) – a ‘must have read’ for pest management professionals – has been published on the CABI Digital Library. ‘Entomopathogenic Nematodes as Biological Control Agents,’ by David I. Shapiro-llan and Edwin E. Lewis, is an updated edition of previous work published by CABI on…
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Pest preparedness – boosting food security, farmer incomes and agricultural trade

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To mark World Food Day this week, CABI’s Dr Roger Day, Global Advisor, Plant Health, looks at ‘foods for a better life and a better future’ and how pest preparedness not only improves food security but also strengthens food value chains and agricultural trade for more robust economies.Pest preparedness is a critical element of food…
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Celebrating Rural Women’s Day: Stories of empowerment, entrepreneurship and resilience from the fields

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This week, we celebrated Rural Women’s Day (15 October) – an important opportunity to mark women’s valuable contribution to agriculture. The UN states that women make up, on average, over 40% of the agricultural labour force. In some countries in Africa and Asia, this figure is much higher. In Ghana, for example, women produce 70%…
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CABI convenes workshop designed to strengthen Kenya’s soil information system

CABI and ISRIC — World Soil Information recently hosted a workshop with KALRO in Kenya aimed at advancing the development of Kenya’s national soil information system.
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CABI and partners focus on pesticide registration and Maximum Residue Limits in ASEAN member states

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CABI and partners have discussed ways to better align pesticide registration systems and the harmonization of Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for greater food security in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries.
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CABI supports workshop on efficacy and residue data extrapolation and crop grouping guidelines

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CABI has joined forces with the Pest Control Products Board (PCPB) and aak-GROW to deliver a five-day workshop aimed at demystifying the Kenyan efficacy and residue data extrapolation and crop grouping guidelines.
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Workshop in Malawi explores benefits of Integrated Landscape Management

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CABI scientists facilitated a two-and-a-half-day workshop with key stakeholders in Malawi to explore an Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) to improve ecosystem goods and services for the benefit of people and the environment.
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