New Zambia office strengthens Plantwise food security programme
31 August 2016 CABI has opened a new Southern Africa office in Lusaka, Zambia, putting staff on the ground to strengthen its work in international development, including the Plantwise food security programme. This award-winning, CABI-led programme has been active in Zambia since 2013. Working closely with national agricultural advisory…
Dr Dyno Keatinge appointed Chair of CABI Horticulture Editorial Board
30 August 2016 CABI has appointed Dr Dyno Keatinge as Chair of its Editorial Advisory Board for Horticulture. Dr Keatinge brings 43 years of crop agronomy experience to the post, having previously held the position of Director General of AVRDC (the World Vegetable Center) and Chair of AIRCA (the…
Updated CAB Thesaurus approaches 2.5 million terms
24 August 2016 The 2016 edition of CAB Thesaurus the largest source of terminology covering the applied life sciences was published today. It provides a controlled vocabulary resource of nearly 2.5 million descriptive terms. CAB Thesaurus is an essential tool for academic, corporate and government librarians, who…
CABI declares war on invasive aliens
At its triennial Review Conference of Member Countries in Egham, UK, on 26-27 July, CABI launched a major new initiative to protect vulnerable rural communities in the fight against invasive alien species.
Sharing information for global good – CABI launches open access book programme
21 July 2016 Scientific publisher, CABI, has launched Open Books. This new programme supports authors and collaborating organisations wishing to publish open access books across a wide range of subject areas within applied life sciences and sustainable tourism. As an international not-for-profit organisation, CABI aims to improve peoples lives…
Updated version of CAB Direct now launched
6 July 2016 Yesterday, CABI launched an innovative new version of its online database platform, CAB Direct, the most thorough and extensive source of reference in the applied life sciences. CAB Direct gives access to over 11 million abstracts and full text articles and incorporates leading bibliographic databases, CAB Abstracts and…
CABI and the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture agree to establish new European Laboratory in Switzerland
On 1 July, Dr Trevor Nicholls, CABI's CEO, and Vice Minister Chen Xiaohua of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture signed a Letter of Intent to establish a new European Laboratory in Switzerland. The Laboratory will focus on cooperative research in agricultural science and technology.
CABI contributes to Asian Development Bank Food Security Forum
27 June 2016 On 22-24 June 2016, CABI contributed to the Partnership Dialogue session at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Food Security Forum. This event, one of the major activities to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ADB, provided a platform to share knowledge, showcase innovations, and foster partnerships with…
Animals pushed to the limits? CABI-RVC hold animal welfare symposium
23 June 2016 - Have the demands placed on animals for companionship, production and traction pushed them towards their biological limits? How much further is it acceptable to push them? Yesterday, this ethical dilemma was debated at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) at CABI-RVCs 5th symposium on animal welfare. The…
Looking back at a year of impact: CABI in Review 2015
23 June 2016 - We are delighted to bring you CABI in Review 2015. Each year, we publish an annual review to tell the stories of our projects and the impact they have on the farmers, extension workers, scientists, policy makers and professional practitioners we work with. This year we focused on showing how…