Integrated Crop Management Masters students with CABI Switzerland sharing...
Contributed by Melanie Bateman, CABI Switzerland In March of this year, 11 students from 10 different countries journeyed to CABI’s Centre in Switzerland and embarked on a Masters of Advanced Studies...
View ArticleItalian news coverage for Plantwise exhibit at Expo Milano 2015
Check out some Italian news coverage about the interactive Plantwise exhibit at Expo Milano 2015! The Plantwise programme is featured at the Swiss pavilion showing visitors how international...
View ArticleScience Fair at the Triple COPs emphasizes the scientific basis of the major...
Contributed by Melanie Bateman, CABI Switzerland Dozens of events, hundreds of partners, and thousands of conversations: the Science Fair at the Triple COPs (Conferences of Parties of the Basel,...
View ArticleKey decisions regarding pesticides at the Conferences of Parties of the...
Contributed by Melanie Bateman, CABI Switzerland In May, the Conferences of Parties of the Rotterdam, Basel and Stockholm Conventions (Triple COPs) met in Geneva, Switzerland. These are the three major...
View ArticleDeveloping skills for kitchen gardeners in the Punjab
Contributed by Madeleine Kaufmann, CABI Switzerland, with information from CABI Pakistan. Agriculture is the mainstay of Pakistan’s economy. It engages nearly half of the country’s workforce and...
View ArticlePlant Doctors facebook group – new innovation by Plantwise Bangladesh
Contributed by Malvika Chaudhary CABI Bangladesh and Madeleine Kaufmann CABI Switzerland We would like to share with you a new innovation by Plantwise Bangladesh. They lately created a “Plant Doctor...
View ArticleIn Expo Milano debate, IPPC argues for the crucial need for international...
Contributed my Melanie Bateman, CABI Switzerland The universal Expo Milano’s theme is ‘Feeding the planet, Energy for Life’. Plant health’s important contribution to food security has already featured...
View ArticlePlant Doctors in Nepal start Facebook group to share expertise on plant...
Contributed by Vinod Pandit, CABI Country Coordinator for Nepal. All pictures by Vinod Pandit, Facebook group account. Plant doctors in Nepal have created a Facebook group so they can share expertise...
View ArticlePlant Doctor Game app was downloaded 1111 times!
Over 500 million smallholder farmers worldwide provide food for two-thirds of the earth’s growing population. These farmers, and the major challenges they face due to crop health problems, is the focus...
View ArticleShowcasing a live plant clinic at the Swiss Agriculture and Food Fair OLMA
Plantwise is showcasing its work at the Swiss Agriculture and Food Fair, the OLMA, held in St.Gallen/Switzerland from 8 to 18 October 2015, following an invitation by the Swiss Agency for Development...
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