Webinar series investigates greater use of biopesticides to combat crop pests and diseases in Caribbean
CABI has facilitated a webinar series which investigated the prospect for greater utilization of biopesticides for combating potentially devastating crop pests and diseases affecting livelihoods and food security in the Caribbean. The webinars followed a visit to Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago last year by Dr Daniel Elger, CABI CEO, to strengthen strategic partnerships.…
CABI’s GRASP Fellowship awardee working in partnership to help increase food safety in Uganda’s urban markets
Dr Monica Kansiime, who was awarded a Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship aimed at improving policy process in agri-food systems, is working in partnership to help increase food safety in Uganda’s urban fresh fruits and vegetable markets. Nutrient-dense vegetables complement staple-based diets, providing both food and nutrition security. However, food safety problems linked…
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).
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…
The Global Burden of Crop Loss: Evidence-based systems to tackle food security
As World Food Day approaches, we look at the impact of crop loss on food security and the data needed to support evidence-based solutions for prioritising crop protection investments.
Fields trials on biological control of aflatoxins on red chilies to ensure safer crops
CABI in Pakistan is leading a project to help provide a biological control solution for combatting aflatoxin issues prevailing in red chillies grown in Sindh, Pakistan.
CABI partners in training to help ensure Pakistan’s food security amid challenges of climate change
Pakistan, according to a report published by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank, is one of the world’s countries most at risk from the impacts of climate change with temperatures potentially rising considerably above the global average.
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Microbial communities and their effects on corn and soybean growth
Microbes are essential for the health of living organisms, whether they be in humans, animals or in the soil. In recent years, soil microbial communities have emerged as a hot topic of research, because of the role they play in healthy, productive soil – essential for growing food and feeding a predicted population of nine…
Improving access to legume technologies in Ghana
In Ghana, legumes offer an important food staple and commercial crop for smallholder farmers, with legume value chains making a significant impact on food security and household incomes. However, production of legumes, such as soybean, are on the decline in the sub-Saharan Africa. This can be attributed to a number of factors, but chief among…