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CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International) is an international not-for-profit organization that improves people’s lives worldwide by providing information and applying scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment.
Our approach involves putting information, skills and tools into people's hands. CABI's 48 member countries guide and influence our work which is delivered by scientific staff based in our global network of centres.
CABI's mission is to improve people's lives worldwide by providing information and applying expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment.
We achieve our mission by:
- Creating, managing, curating and disseminating information
- Putting know-how in people's hands
- Improving food security through climate smart agriculture and good agricultural practices
- Helping farmers to trade more of what they sow
- Supporting farmers by increasing their capacity to grow better quality crops, and fight pests and diseases
- Bringing science from the lab to the field
- Protecting livelihoods and biodiversity from invasive species and other threats
- Combating threats to agriculture and the environment
We are committed to playing our part in helping the world reach Sustainable Development Goals. Here we outline areas of focus where we believe we can make significant contributions to improving lives across the globe.
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Displaying 26 - 30 of 71Can the rural economy deliver ecosystem services?CAB Reviews
This review explores how rural economies in developing countries can provide or enhance the provision of ecosystem services (ES). It does so by analysing two categories of ES that agricultural landscapes provide, namely carbon sequestration and hydrological services. One of the major constraints that rural economies face in providing ES lies in the public-good nature of many ES, which results in their underprovision. External factors, policies, processes and institutions, and the characteristics and perceptions of ES providers are important factors that influence ES provision (ESP).
Contract law and wind energy on farms.
Landowners may approach or may be approached by a wind development company to contract a portion of their land for a wind farm. Wind farms now produce 2% of electric energy needs. Some believe wind energy could provide 20% of our electrical needs. Touted as 'green' energy, wind farms have received tax incentives to build. But wind farms require two of a landowner's assets: wind and an access to land for turbines and transmission wire placement. As in any contractual arrangements, both parties must understand the terms of the contract and the pitfalls of the contract.
Water supply and demand for dry season rice in the coastal polders of Bangladesh
River basin trajectories: societies, environments and development
River basin trajectories: societies, environments and development