Congratulations Alicia!
The FABI auditorium was packed full for Alicia Fick’s Prestige Seminar “Elucidation of avocado…
FABI News
Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
FABI co-hosts the Regional Plant Technology Forum 2025
The Regional Plant Biotechnology Forum 2025, hosted by FABI and the FMG EPPI programme in…
Research collaborators from the ICFR visit FABI
FABI and the Institute for Commercial Forestry Research have, as two of the country’s leading…
FABI welcomes a record cohort of mentorship students
The FABI mentorship programme has reached an exciting milestone in 2025, welcoming a…
Publication of first book on biological control in plantation forests
The first book with a specific focus on biological control of insect pests in plantation forests…
On-going macadamia pest and disease monitoring
Professor Gerda Fourie , Stephen Shange (field extension officer) and Byron Sonnekus (PhD…
Women and Girls in Forestry Science celebrated by a global IUFRO Webinar series
A global IUFRO webinar event took place on the 11 and 12 February to celebrate the 2025…
FABI exposed to fabulous fungi of northern Zambia
FABI Professor Mike Wingfield recently had the privilege of joining a group of biologists and…
Team members of the FABI-based CPHB consider the year ahead
At the start of every academic year, members of the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Plant Health…
New CPHB Interns welcomed to FABI
FABI welcomed six new members joining the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Plant Health…
Kira Lynn completes the requirements for a Ph.D.
The FABI team had the pleasure to congratulate Kira Lynn on completing her PhD. This marked the…
UP Vice Chancellor and Principal meets FABI
The recently appointed Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria (UP), Prof.…
What kills trees?
Global warming is driving climate change that is resulting in large scale forest mortality events…
CPHB Interns complete their training
FABI said goodbye to its 2024 cohort of Interns in the Centre of Excellence for Plant Health…
FABIans Visit Charles University and Czech Academy of Sciences as Part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Project
FABIans Dr Neriman Yilmaz and Prof. Cobus Visagie recently visited Charles University and the Czech…
Launch of five-year project on the management of forest pests and diseases of forest crops in Ethiopia
December 2024 saw the inception meeting and official launch of the five-year project ‘Management of…
The FABI yearend function ends another successful year for the Institute
FABI ans celebrated the end of another successful year at the yearend function held at the Sanlam…
Prof. Mike Wingfield included on the Clarivate Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers list for the eight time
FABI congratulates Prof. Mike Wingfield on being included on the Clarivate Web of Science Highly…
UP Academic Achievers celebrated
The University of Pretoria is a leading, research-intensive university on the African continent and…
SAPPI forestry group visits FABI
On 4 December, FABI hosted a visit by a group from Sappi ’s Mpumalanga forestry operations. The…