Introduction to CABI – a unique international organisation

Trevor Nicholls, CEO

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

CABI’s members

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

CABI Revenues 2011(£million)

100% = £24.3 million

• 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