Potato growers reap the benefits of increased productivity and profits
Meet Ali Azhar and his family. Mr Azhar is a young potato grower who lives in Punjab, Pakistan. Over 95% of the country’s potato production originates from this province. Third generation potato producer Mr Azhar has followed in his grandfather’s footsteps and is a third-generation potato producer on the family’s farm in the village Thatha…
“Positive youth engagement programmes empower young people to reach their full potential”
As CABI’s first Youth Engagement Manager, Deogratious Magero is leading the conceptualization and implementation of CABI’s youth engagement strategy across Africa.
Bonn Climate Change Conference 2023 – On the road to COP28: What are the implications for agriculture and smallholder farmers?
Srijita Dasgupta, CABI Climate Change Expert, Asia, talks about this important pre-COP28 event, including key discussions relevant to the global agriculture and land use sectors that will shape the agenda for COP28. The United Nations Bonn Climate Change Conference 2023 took place in June. After two weeks of intense discussions and negotiations, it laid the…
Strengthening agricultural trade and sustainability: A collaborative effort by USDA, CABI, and FPA in the Philippines
Agriculture plays a pivotal role in the economic development of countries, especially within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In the Philippines, efforts to enhance agricultural trade and promote sustainability took a significant step forward with a recent collaborative meeting hosted by CABI, with support from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), for…
CABI’s contributions to data-driven decision making in agriculture: Insights from AgroFood 2023
CABI shared its expertise in digital data and development at the 4th International Conference on Agriculture, Food Security, and Food Safety – AgroFood 2023 – with emphasis on data which adheres to FAIR principles in agricultural projects.
Enabling smallholder farmers’ easy access to agro-inputs: A CABI success story in Luweero District, Uganda
Brian Semata is a young smallholder farmer in Uganda. He is a married man with one child who has been working with CABI, as part of its project with the Zirobwe Agaliawamu Agri-business Training Association (ZAABTA), to help other smallholder farmers have greater access to agro-inputs.
CABI participates in WTO panel discussion on challenges and opportunities for smallholder farmers in international trade
CABI has shared its expertise in agriculture value chain development and market access as part of a panel discussion highlighting smallholder farmers facilitation in international trade organised by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Informal Working Group on Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs). The event was held to celebrate MSME Day 2023.
Transforming agriculture with drones: empowering youths for a sustainable future
On this UN World Youth Skills Day 2023 (Saturday, 15 July), we celebrate the transformative power of skill development in shaping the lives of young individuals and creating a brighter future, writes Violet Ochieng’ – winner of the Carol Ellison Science Award 2021 and Research Officer-Drone Technology at CABI being supervised by CABI’s Dr Ivan…
CABI scientist co-authors latest edition of Pesticide Use in Cocoa manual
CABI scientist Dr Jayne Crozier has co-authored the 4th Edition of the Pesticide Use in Cocoa manual published by the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) in close cooperation with the cocoa industry.
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…