Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria

The Tree Protection Cooperative Programme (TPCP) in FABI is recognised internationally as the single strongest programme dealing with pest and pathogen problems in plantation forestry in the world. The TPCP has also brought huge energy to agricultural research and education in the biological sciences in South Africa, leading to the establishment of the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute at the University of Pretoria, a flagship research centre promoting plant improvement in South Africa and internationally.