How does better food processing support food security?
How can better food systems protect food security? We talk to CABI’s food safety scientist, Sydney Phiri, in a Q&A Scientist Sydney Phiri joined CABI in 2022 to focus on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) issues and food safety. He has a well-established career and has worked on a range of food safety and hygiene issues,…
Update: Plant Health News (18 Nov 15)
Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including the synopsis, productivity and efficiency of smallholder teff farmers in Ethiopia, the implementation of a project to control fruit fly in Ecuador, and the production and saving seed in Papua New Guinea. Click on the link to read more of the latest plant…
Update: Plant Health News (21 Oct 15)
Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including how technology could increase Citrus yields in Pakistan by 30%, what scientists in Kenya are doing to eliminate devastating wheat rust and a global maps of the gap between potential and actual yields of wheat and maize. Click on the link to read…
Update: Plant Health News (07 Oct 15)
Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including the World Food Programme to tackle postharvest loss in Uganda, a key new discovery in the way that nematodes cause damage to plants and using conservation agriculture to boost wheat yields in India. Click on the link to read more of the…
Factsheet of the month: October 2015 – Grain storage in metal silos against insect pests
Last week, 193 Member States of the United Nations adopted the new Sustainable Development Agenda to end poverty by 2030. This came at the beginning of a three-day Summit on Sustainable Development during which focussed on implanting changes that will see the Agenda achieve its ambitious aims. The Agenda, consisting of 17 Sustainable Development Goals…