CABI is an international not-for-profit organization that improves people’s lives by providing information and applying scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment. CABI is an intergovernmental organization that can trace its origins back to 1910. Our 48 member countries guide and influence our core areas of work, which include International Development and Publishing.
We have over 500 staff based in 16 countries. We have offices in Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, the UK, the USA and Zambia.
CABI's Knowledge Business
CABI produces key scientific publications, including CAB Abstracts – the world-leading abstracting and indexing database covering applied life sciences. We also publish multimedia compendia, books, eBooks and full text electronic resources aiming to further science and its application to real life. CABI invests its publishing surpluses directly into development projects, helping to improve livelihoods worldwide.
Putting information, skills and tools into people's hands
Through knowledge sharing and science, CABI helps address issues of global concern such as improving global food security and safeguarding the environment. To this end CABI combines research, rural development and publishing expertise. So not only do we carry out ground breaking scientific research, but engage with rural communities so they can improve their livelihoods and we produce key academic publications, including CAB Abstracts, Global Health, multimedia compendia, books, eBooks and full text electronic resources. CABI invests its publishing surpluses directly into development projects.