CABI Africa
CABI Africa is one of 10 centres around the world. This means we can work with people to solve their problems together. CABI Africa is doing this by…
empowering smallholder commodity farmers
CABI is working to boost farmers’ incomes by helping them grow more and better crops, such as coffee, cacao, bananas and cotton. How? By tackling production problems like pests and diseases, improving techniques for post harvest processing, and through other activities that add value to produce.
We also empower farmers to compete successfully in global, regional and local markets. We’re linking farmers with markets and enabling them to understand and respond to customer demand.
using knowledge for development
CABI enables farming communities to prosper by bringing together different actors in the public and private sectors to work together for the benefit of the poor. We look at the big picture. This means understanding the needs and wants of the whole range of people involved – from seed suppliers and farmers to buyers, regulators and policy makers. This type of innovation systems approach is improving the relevance and impact of our work.
CABI was instrumental in introducing Farmer Field Schools to East Africa. Field schools help farmers to share and acquire knowledge, and to try out new methods in their own fields. We are also helping National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) and networks like ASARECA and FARA to find better ways of sharing knowledge with those who need it.
tackling invasive species
Invasive plants, insects and diseases cause huge damage to crops and the environment. CABI promotes integrated pest management, by providing farmers with a range of control options and the skills for choosing what’s best for their fields.
We are also helping countries comply with international agreements which aim to stop the spread of invasive species. These include the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement of the World Trade Organisation. As part of this, CABI is working with bodies such as COMESA and the International Plant Protection Convention. CABI Africa hosts the secretariat of the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP).
our staff
Our main offices are in Nairobi, Kenya, but our staff work throughout Africa. We have expertise in both the biological and social sciences, and in applying science for development.
Our experienced team is led by Roger Day, who has worked in agricultural research and development in Africa and Asia for 25 years. |
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currently there are 16 CABI member countries in Africa:
Botswana, Burundi, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Our current projects include:
- Co-ordinating CORNET - the Coffee Research Network, which seeks to strengthen coffee research and development in East and Central Africa
- Assessing and implementing ways of controlling the coffee stem borer, an insect which kills coffee plants in some African countries
- Rebuilding the coffee industry in Angola following civil war there by resettling displaced farmers onto abandoned coffee estates
- Helping four African countries manage the threat of invasive species to their agriculture and environment
- Improving coffee quality in Ethiopia and Rwanda by introducing new processing techniques
- Community base forecasting for Armyworm in Malawi, Tanzania and Zimbabwe
- Using fungi in integrated tick management
Our sponsors and partners include:
African Governments / national research organizations / educational establishments / non-governmental and community based organizations / the private sector / development agencies / regional bodies / international agricultural research centres
Find out more about our latest projects and activities by reading our CABI Africa newsletter by clicking here.
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Contact Address: Tel: +254 20 72 24450 |
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