The Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) (

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) was established in 1997 and is located on the

University of Pretoria The University of Pretoria ( af, Universiteit van Pretoria, nso, Yunibesithi ya Pretoria) is a multi-campus public research university in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa. The university was established in 1908 ...

campus. The goal of the institute is to help the development of novel food and fibre crops, that will clearly contribute to global economic development and

food security Food security speaks to the availability of food in a country (or geography) and the ability of individuals within that country (geography) to access, afford, and source adequate foodstuffs. According to the United Nations' Committee on World ...

. FABI was involved in 2011 in the completion of the eucalyptus tree genome (''

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'').

Research Areas

*Agricultural and Forest Biotechnology *Forest Entomology and Forest Pathology *Agricultural Plant Pathology and Entomology *Biological Control of Fungal Pathogens and Insect Pests *Microbial Bioinformatics and Phylogenetics *Mycology and Fungal Biodiversity

External links

The Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
web site
University of Pretoria
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