Joint Lab announces strong results for 2014
The 7th Steering Committee of the China-CABI Joint Laboratory (Joint Lab) was held in Beijing, China today. Hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture, members reviewed Joint Lab's progress in 2014 and plans for 2015. Joint Lab is now widely regarded as one of the top joint platforms within the…
CABI and PlumX partner in pilot programme
13 April 2015 - Scientists at CABI will be able to gauge the impact of their agricultural and environmental research in several unique ways as CABI partners with PlumX from Plum Analytics, an EBSCO company. As part of a six-month pilot programme, CABI will be using PlumX metrics to measure the recent research…
CAB Direct reaches 11 million record milestone
26 March 2015 - Global academic publisher, CABI, today announced its bibliographic platform CAB Direct has reached the milestone of 11 million records. CABIs in-house platform, CAB Direct, hosts CAB Abstracts the leading English language bibliographic database covering the applied life sciences. Updated weekly, CAB Direct now offers over 11…
Tuta absoluta pest on the rampage in Africa
16 March 2015 - A new video illustrates the devastating impacts that the invasive pest Tuta absoluta is having on tomato yields, and what this means for farmers who rely on these crops for sustenance and income. Dr Arne Witt, from CABI commented on the implications of Tuta absoluta infestation across…
CABI launches new agriculture education programme
6 March 2015 - To mark the commencement of the CABI-coordinated Masters in Advanced Studies in Integrated Crop Management (MAS in ICM) programme, incoming students, lecturers, partners and press gathered at the Hôtel du Parlement in Delémont for ceremony and celebrations. Among the hosts on hand to officially welcome the…
CABI creates new Knowledge Business
9 March 2015 - Global academic publisher, CABI, has integrated IT and Publishing to create a new Knowledge Business. The strategic focus on delivering knowledge solutions into all CABIs markets will help the organization achieve greater scale and impact. CABI will bring the benefits of modern, flexible technology to all areas…
Plantwise shortlisted for Olam food security prize
3 March 2015 - The CABI-led Plantwise programme has been named as a finalist for the Olam Innovation in Food Security Award. This award "aims to recognize an outstanding innovation for its potential impact on the availability, affordability, accessibility or adequacy of food, as well as to support its further development." As a…
CABI Publishing brings Western European representation in-house
26 February 2015 - Global academic publisher, CABI, announces that from 31 March 2015, representation for its applied life sciences print books in Western Europe will switch from Durnell Marketing to CABI. Representation will be brought in-house and handled by CABIs regional sales team. The switch will support greater alignment…
Plantwise joins Swiss Pavilion at Milan World Expo
26 February 2015 - Over 500 million smallholder farmers worldwide provide food for two-thirds of the earths growing population. These farmers, and the major challenges they face due to crop health problems, will be the focus of a new interactive exhibit to be launched by the CABI-led Plantwise programme at…
AIRCA holds annual steering committee meeting
20 February 2015 - On 19-20 February, the Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture (AIRCA), of which CABI is a member, held its annual steering committee meeting. The African insect science for food health organisation, icipe, hosted the meeting at their impressive new Bee Health Laboratory building,…