Building climate-resilient coffee farming in Indonesia

A women farmer feeds pruned tree branches into a green drum biochar kiln during a community workshop
Supported by the Asian Development Bank, CABI is working with ICCRI, Louis Dreyfus Company and the University of Lampung to strengthen 50 coffee farmer groups. So far, 100 Farmer Group Educators have been trained (47% of them women), and 19 biochar kilns are producing over 1,000 kg of biochar a…
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Inclusive, sustainable coffee value chain in Vietnam

Project team members and local smallholder farmerd examine a pest or crop specimen alongside a lush coffee plantation in Vietnam
CABI and its partners helped smallholder coffee farmers in Vietnam’s Central Highlands adopt sustainable, climate-smart practices. Through training, demonstration plots and digital advisory services, the project improved yields while cutting fertiliser and water use.
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CABI expands access to agricultural knowledge with AI-ready datasets

CABI has published its first artificial intelligence-ready datasets on Hugging Face, one of the world's leading platforms for sharing machine learning models, datasets and AI resources. Developed as part of the 'Generative AI for Agriculture (GAIA)' project, they make CABI’s agricultural knowledge more accessible to developers building AI tools. The…
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First local harvest of Metarhizium rileyi spores marks milestone for fall armyworm management in Zambia

Sihle Blessings Nakombe, a laboratory technician, holds a sample of Metarhizium rileyi used for the biological control of fall armyworm in Zambia.
CABI's laboratory in Zambia has successfully harvested its first spores of a local strain of Metarhizium rileyi for the management of fall armyworm, marking a significant milestone after three years of dedicated research and development. Metarhizium rileyi is a highly specific fungus that kills fall armyworm. In 2018, scientists from…
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Time to put plant health at the heart of One Health, experts say

Plant health One Health: Farmer in Africa inspects plants under protective cover.
Ahead of the 2026 One Health Summit, experts are calling for plant health to be fully integrated into One Health strategies. A new CABI evidence brief highlights critical gaps in funding, research, and policy, and outlines actions for funders, policymakers, and researchers to strengthen global health outcomes.
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CABI signs Host Country Agreement with Ethiopia

Main image: Signing of the Host Country Agreement (HCA): Ambassador Hadera Abera signed on behalf of the Government of Ethiopia, while Dr Morris Akiri, CABI’s Executive Director, represented CABI. Witnessing the signing were Dr Negussie Efa, CABI Scientist and Country Programmes Manager in Ethiopia and Legal Officer at International Legal Affairs Directorate General of MoFA, Hewan Endashaw.
CABI has signed a Host Country Agreement with Ethiopia, marking a major milestone that deepens collaboration and strengthens efforts to support the country’s agricultural transformation through plant health, digital agriculture, and sustainable value‑chain development.
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