Strengthening Agricultural Advisory Services with Generative AI

The Generative Artificial Intelligence for Agriculture Advisory (GAIA) project aims to strengthen agricultural advisory services in Kenya and India. Running from 15 April to 31 December 2024, this pilot project brings together partners to leverage the power of Generative AI to enhance the support available to agricultural extension advisors. The initiative, funded by the Bill…
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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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Workshop explores Horizon Scanning options to identify and prioritize pests of threat to EAC Partner States

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CABI has joined forces with the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat to hold a horizon scanning workshop in Tanzania to train Partner States on the identification and mitigation of priority crop pests which threaten livelihoods and food security. Scientists from CABI’s regional centre for Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, took part in the workshop to highlight…
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CABI facilitates study visit to Switzerland for potato value chain project partners from Kurdistan Region of Iraq

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CABI has facilitated a study visit to Switzerland for two project partners from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) keen to learn more about good agricultural practices to improve the quality of potatoes and other crops grown by farmers in KRI.
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Unlocking the power of data: CABI’s collaborative effort with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for CGIAR

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In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, data has emerged as a cornerstone of innovation and growth, writes Akanksha Nagpal, CABI’s Project Coordinator, South Asia. With data and AI playing an increasingly pivotal role in advancing agriculture innovations, the adoption of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles has never been more critical. Recognizing this, the Bill…
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Participatory video helps Zambian women get to grips with sustainable management of fall armyworm pest

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CABI has been busy facilitating a participatory video training to help Zambian women at the forefront of the fight against the devastating fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) better get to grips with the pest that threatens their livelihoods and food security.
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CABI works with partners to develop simplified manual of KS 1758: Horticulture Code of Practice for Kenya

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CABI has worked in partnership to help develop a simplified manual outlining with illustrations the details of the KS 1758: Horticulture Code of Practice for Kenya which is aimed at enabling more farmers to produce safe food.
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Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness course launched by the CABI Academy

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The CABI Academy, an online learning platform that addresses a range of agricultural challenges faced by smallholder farmers around the world, has launched a new free short course on Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness.
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Importance of MaDiPHS Data Catalogue highlighted as a key resource towards greater FAIR data in agriculture

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The importance of the Malawi Digital Plant Health Service (MaDiPHS) Data Catalogue has been highlighted as a key resource towards greater FAIR data in the agricultural sector at a workshop attended by various stakeholders in Malawi.
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How is Zambia’s youth training in fall armyworm biocontrol production addressing food safety and security?

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The 12th of August marks International Youth Day. CABI’s Youth Engagement Manager, Deogratius Magero, examines how young people in Zambia are learning new skills to improve food production and generate incomes while protecting the environment with natural pest control. Farmers in Zambia face severe challenges from crop pests like fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). Yield losses…
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