in brief
● CABI provides scientific expertise and
information about agriculture and the
environment
● Activities include: scientific publishing,
development projects and research, and
microbial services
● Established in 1910
● Not-for-profit
● Owned by 47 member countries
● Approximately 350 staff worldwide
CABI
our mission
CABI improves people’s lives worldwide by providing information and applying scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment
KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE
Core competencies
Knowledge management
Information delivery
IPM and ICM
Control of pests and diseases
Microbial diversity
KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE
Global reach
We have 350+ staff across 17 locations worldwide
UK 195 Netherlands 1 Switzerland 22
Bulgaria 1
China 4
USA 3
Costa Rica 1
Trinidad & Tobago 5
Australia 1
Kenya 27
Brazil 2
Malaysia 10
India 9Pakistan 65
Hungary 1 Serbia 1
Cameroon 1 Uganda 1 Ethiopia 1
CABI’s business units
● Publishing● Research databases, books, Compendia
and Internet Resources● Agriculture, veterinary science
human health, leisure & tourism● Knowledge Management projects
● International Development● Commodities● Invasive Species● Knowledge for Development● Bioservices
• Farmers• Extension workers• Member country governments• Non-governmental organizations• Charities and foundations• Research agencies• National donor agencies• Development agencies• Universities• Corporate organizations
We work in partnership with others to achieve our objectives; building the capacity of our partners is an integral part of all our activities
“By engaging CABI as a partner in the cocoa newspaper project, we were well equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to achieve this task.”
David Preece, Cadbury Schweppes
who does CABI work for and with?
New alliance opportunity
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Expertise from CABI and partnersContent from CABI and partners
Data for prevention, identification and management
Practical assistance for farmersGlobal reporting network
Public good: trade,knowledge, food security
Plant doctors
Knowledge Bank
Plant ClinicsKnowledge Bank
PlantClinics
•Set up at local meeting places
•Free at the point of use
•Farmers come with problems and samples
•Receive a diagnosis and a ‘prescription’ from the plant doctor.
How the clinics work
182 clinics in 16 countries182 clinics in 16 countries Over 1000 plant doctors trainedOver 1000 plant doctors trained
Estimated 100,000 farmers helpedEstimated 100,000 farmers helped Prototype knowledge bankPrototype knowledge bank
Country Plans 2012
Africa RTDR CongoKenyaRwandaSierra LeoneTanzaniaUgandaGhana
South Asia RTBangladeshIndiaNepalSri Lanka
C&W Asia RTPakistanAfghanistan
SE Asia RTCambodiaVietnam
East Asia RTChinaCaribbean &
Central America RT
NicaraguaHondurasBarbadosGrenadaTrinidad &
TobagoSuriname South
America RTBoliviaPeru
Extension workers
Plant protection services
Researchers
Agrochemical suppliers
Policy makers
Food producersand traders
-value to many usersOpen access to data and informationCommercial subscription services
What differentiates CABI from others?
● CABI focus - Lose less, Feed more, ● CABI puts research into use● CABI’s governance marries interests of developed
and less developed parts of the world● Developed Member Countries use CABI’s
expertise (e.g. UK, Switzerland, Canada) and contribute to the CABI Development Fund
● CABI’s less developed Member Countries rely on CABI to source programmatic support from donors