CAB International
not-for-profit inter-governmental development and information organization
CABI (legally CAB International, formerly Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux) is a nonprofit intergovernmental development and information organisation focusing primarily on agricultural and environmental issues in the developing world, and the creation, curation, and dissemination of scientific knowledge.
Overview
CABI is an international not-for-profit organisation. Their work is delivered through teams of CABI scientists and key partners working in over 40 countries across the world. CABI states its mission as "improving people's lives worldwide by solving problems in agriculture and the environment". These problems include loss of crops caused by pests and diseases, invasive weeds and pests that damage farm production and biodiversity, and lack of global access to scientific research.
Funding
Donors listed in the company's 2023 financial report include the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the European Union, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and United States Agency for International Development. A portion of CABI's revenue is made up of member country contributions.
Projects
CABI engages in a variety of projects that address agricultural and environmental issues worldwide. Typically these focus on food security, climate change, gender and youth, biodiversity, and increasing the impact of science.
Invasive Species
CABI hosts a large number of invasive species-related projects that it is currently planning to bring under one banner.
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Contemporary correspondence, administrative files and participant testimony can test how later narratives organized the event or institution. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5008528. VIAF identifies the subject as 123825921. The Library of Congress control number is n86018549. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2023.
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