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Plant clinics showcased at Harvest Money Expo in Uganda to help empower the country’s young smallholder farmers
March 22, 2024
Wayne Coles
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The CABI-led PlantwisePlus programme showcased its plant clinics at the Harvest Money Expo in Uganda to help empower the country’s young smallholder farmers to grow more and lose less to potentially devastating crop pests and diseases. The Harvest Money Expo, organized by the Vision Group in partnership with the Netherlands Embassy in Uganda, attracted over…
Plantwise programme made considerable progress to help strengthen plant health systems in Burundi
February 28, 2024
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The CABI-led Plantwise programme made considerable progress to help strengthen plant health systems, livelihoods, and food security in Burundi, according to the end evaluation report published by the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) based in The Netherlands.
PlantwisePlus supports smallholder farmers in Taita Taveta County, Kenya, with better banana agronomy
October 4, 2023
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The CABI-led PlantwisePlus programme has been supporting smallholder farmers in Taita Taveta County, Kenya, with training on better banana agronomy which can help them increase their livelihoods, crop yields and food security.
Launch of PlantwisePlus in Bangladesh to help increase climate-smart approach to plant health and food security
September 26, 2023
Wayne Coles
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The launch of the CABI-led PlantwisePlus programme in Bangladesh will build on the success of the Plantwise programme to provide knowledge and tools to help Bangladesh predict, prevent, and prepare for plant health threats and reduce crop losses. The programme will ensure farmers not only produce more food but also improve its quality. This will…
First Regional Pest Risk Analysis Workshop for SADC Member States held in Zambia
August 1, 2023
Wayne Coles
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CABI, as part of the global PlantwisePlus programme, has facilitated the first Regional Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) workshop for Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Member States in Lusaka, Zambia.
Training Kenya’s young farmers and women to help ensure greater food security
July 21, 2023
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The theme for this year’s United Nations World Youth Skills Day was ‘Skilling teachers, trainers and youth for a transformative future.’
CABI’s expertise in digital data highlighted at Kenya meeting to help ensure greater sustainable food security
July 7, 2023
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CABI’s expertise in digital data and development has been highlighted at a meeting in Kenya convened to identify ways in which Earth Observation (EO) data, products and services can help ensure greater sustainable food security.
Empowering young men and women through agricultural skilling in Uganda
June 12, 2023
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Youth unemployment continues to be a pressing issue in Uganda, particularly among secondary school graduates. The lack of job opportunities not only affects individuals but also poses challenges to the overall development of society, writes Harrison Rware, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, and Caroline Aliamo, Projects Officer, based at CABI’s regional centre for Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
Radio campaign seeks to break down barriers to gender-equitable agricultural extension services
May 18, 2023
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CABI is joining forces with Farm Radio International to roll out a behaviour change communication (BCC) campaign to try and help break down the barriers to gender equitable agricultural extension services in Ghana.
China’s plant doctors of tomorrow trained by CABI at Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University
May 9, 2023
Wayne Coles
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China’s plant doctors of tomorrow have been trained by CABI at Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University (ZAFU) in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province as part of its overall mission to help the country reduce crop losses from pests and diseases.
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