How ASEAN countries work together to strengthen plant health and protect agriculture

Trainees inspect the base of a banana plant for pests and diseases during field surveillance training
 Regional collaboration across Southeast Asia is vital to manage biosecurity risks. Discover how networks like ASEANET and ARDN help countries strengthen plant health, share diagnostic expertise, and protect agricultural trade.
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Strengthening sustainable agriculture across Southeast Asia through science, partnerships and innovation

Sustainable agriculture training in Southeast Asia: practical pest identification
CABI is strengthening agriculture across Southeast Asia through science, partnerships and innovation to build more resilient and sustainable food systems.
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Vietnam to advance biocontrol collaboration with experts from CABI and China to promote sustainable agriculture

Delegates visiting the Tan Ming Duc Cooperation Farm in Truong Tan commune, Hai Phong city, supporting Vietnam to advance biocontrol collaboration
CABI is supporting Vietnam to advance biocontrol by taking an important step towards greener, safer and more sustainable agriculture
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Five more bird species that can spread Lyme disease identified in USA

By Miroslav Djuric, DVM, CAB International, Wallingford, UK. Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis is the most prevalent arthropod-borne disease of animals and humans in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere1. Risk of infection in humans is primarily associated with occupation (e.g. forestry work) or outdoor recreational activities. Recent surveys show that the overall prevalence…
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African Swine Fever on the Move – China, the EU and FAO Assessing Preparedness in East and Southeast Asia, the Region with >50% of the World Pig Population

By M Djuric, DVM African Swine Fever (ASF) continues to spread in traditionally endemic sub-Saharan Africa, but it is also expanding into previously ASF-free countries with a new front opening up along the Caucasus and Eastern Europe.   The risk of ASF entering China is of particular concern since the country keeps almost half of the…
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