Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute

Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
AbbreviationFABI
Formation1997; 27 years ago (1997)
FounderMike Wingfield
TypeResearch Institute
Location
Director
Bernard Slippers
AffiliationsUniversity of Pretoria
Websitewww.fabinet.up.ac.za

The Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) (Pretoria) was established in 1997 and is located on the University of Pretoria campus. The initial goal of the institute was to help the development of novel food and fibre crops, that will clearly contribute to global economic development and food security. Over the last decades the goals have expanded to cover a wide range of research fields.[1][2]

FABI was involved in 2011 in the completion of the eucalyptus tree genome (Eucalyptus grandis).[3]

  1. ^ "FABI". www.fabinet.up.ac.za. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  2. ^ "FABI Biennial Reports". www.fabinet.up.ac.za. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  3. ^ Science News Line. "Eucalyptus tree genome deciphered".