Work starts on ambitious global plan to diversify agriculture in a hotter world
Agricultural experts and leaders gathered on 25-26 October in Nairobi, Kenya, to help develop an ambitious plan to transform global agriculture as part of the Global Action Plan for Agricultural Diversification (GAPAD). The roundtable responds to the challenge of climate change and real threats to the production of the planet's…
CABI scientists receive prestigious Vietnamese agricultural award
18 October 2016 - CABIs SE Asia Regional Director, Dr Loke Wai Hong, and SE Asia Regional Director (Designate), Dr Sivapragasam Annamalai, each received the MARD medal from the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) for their significant contributions to Vietnams agricultural and rural development sectors. The two scientists were…
Vet symposium reviews problem behaviour in pets and leisure horses
13 October 2016 CABI held its first animal behaviour symposium in the United States Animals Behaving Badly on 26 September 2016. This one-day event focused on problem behaviour in cats, dogs and horses, and the science that helps prevention and treatment of that behaviour. Held in Philadelphia,…
CABI attends launch of Strate J higher education campus in Delemont
27 September 2016 - On 23-24 September 2016, CABI showcased its Masters of Advanced Studies in Integrated Crop Management (MAS ICM) course at the launch of the Strate J higher education campus in Delémont, Switzerland. Strate J is the first campus of its kind in the Canton of Jura, offering…
BSPP Presidential meeting examines plant pathology and food security
The BSPP Presidential meeting for 2016 was held last week (12- 13 September) in St Hugh's College, Oxford. Over one hundred delegates presented and discussed issues around food security, biosecurity and trade, and the role of plant health.
CABI calls for action at global open data summit
16 September 2016 - The GODAN Summit took place in New York on 15-16 September, the largest event ever planned for open data in agriculture and nutrition. It brought together key stakeholders from around the world to consider how open data can help achieve Zero Hunger one of the…
Join the GAPAD SDG2 2016 Webinar
14 September 2016 - The free GAPAD SDG2 webinar will take place on Tuesday 20 September 2016 at 11.00am (East African Time). Global Action Plan for Agricultural Diversification (GAPAD) is an initiative to support the United Nation Sustainability Development Agenda 2030. Agricultural diversification will expand the current food systems through…
Biosecurity experts come together to boost Africa’s trade
Working together to boost regional trade and food security, 35 African biosecurity champions from ten Central and East African countries met on 5-9 September 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya for the third Africa Plant Biosecurity Network workshop.
New Zambia office strengthens Plantwise food security programme
31 August 2016 CABI has opened a new Southern Africa office in Lusaka, Zambia, putting staff on the ground to strengthen its work in international development, including the Plantwise food security programme. This award-winning, CABI-led programme has been active in Zambia since 2013. Working closely with national agricultural advisory…
Dr Dyno Keatinge appointed Chair of CABI Horticulture Editorial Board
30 August 2016 CABI has appointed Dr Dyno Keatinge as Chair of its Editorial Advisory Board for Horticulture. Dr Keatinge brings 43 years of crop agronomy experience to the post, having previously held the position of Director General of AVRDC (the World Vegetable Center) and Chair of AIRCA (the…