CTA’s 35-year legacy of agricultural knowledge safe in CABI’s hands
CABI is to preserve and provide open access to more than 5,000 items of agricultural knowledge bestowed upon it as part of the transfer of CTA’s 35-year legacy of providing information to 79 countries in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP). CTA, the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation based…
Invasive Species Compendium rated highly amongst databases with information on species of ‘Union Concern’
CABI’s Invasive Species Compendium (ISC) has been rated highly amongst three other databases for the breadth of information it contains regarding 49 Invasive Alien Species of Union Concern including the Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus) and Asian hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax). Scientists, who published research in the journal Global Ecology and…
CABI launches new agriRxiv, the dedicated agricultural preprint service for agricultural research
agriRxiv - pronounced agri-archive, and previously known as AgriXiv – is to be relaunched with a new website offering researchers and students access to preprints across agriculture and allied sciences. Preprints are drafts of research articles that authors typically share with the wider community for feedback before submitting their final…
CAB Direct reaches new milestone with 13 millionth bibliographic record added to database
The total number of bibliographic records in the CAB Abstracts and Global Health databases has reached a new landmark with the 13 millionth record being added to the growing database. Both databases are accessible via CAB Direct – the most thorough and extensive source of reference in the applied life…
CABI launches new interactive training courses on crop pest diagnosis and management
CABI has launched two new interactive training courses on crop pest diagnosis and management as part of the CABI Academy. Around 40% of crops worldwide are lost to pests – putting the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers and global food security at risk – but CABI is helping to…
CABI helps change lives with donation to Book Aid International on World Book Day
CABI is helping to change lives through the power of knowledge thanks to the donation of 400 books to Book Aid International, who themselves last year provided more than 1.2 million books to people in 25 countries around the world. A range of titles covering the life sciences and sustainable…