CIAT work on nutrition sensitive value chains in East Africa showcased at FAO in Rome

by Natalia Gutiérrez | Nov 24, 2017

As stated in the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) Framework for Action, food systems play a central role in promoting consumption of diverse, nutritious and safe food for all and fighting malnutrition in all its forms. In order to navigate the...

Training workshop on LINK and value chains for nutrition

by Natalia Gutiérrez | Dec 19, 2016

The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger (ACF – Action Contre la Faim) signed a collaboration framework agreement in November 2014. This aimed at establishing a long-term formal partnership for...

Comparing cassava value chains in the global context

by Patricia Alvarez Toro | Sep 30, 2016

A well-known cassava expert once stated that “the best cassava agronomist is a stable price.”  This implies that if prices are stable for this very interesting crop, cassava producers will make better choices regarding their investment in this crop. Is this really the...

Announcing a new Value Chains for Nutrition project for 2016-2018

by Natalia Gutiérrez | Nov 14, 2015

We are pleased to announce that BMZ (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) has decided to support a brand new Linking Farmers to Markets project, namely: ‘Making Value Chains Work for Food and Nutrition Security of Vulnerable Populations in...

Coffee value chain, meet the blockchain: cryptocurrency technology shows promise for the world’s favorite commodity

by Anton Eitzinger | Nov 20, 2019

Everyone in the coffee industry craves information, perhaps even more than a morning jolt of caffeine. Across Uganda – one of the world’s top ten coffee producers – scientists, producers, industry, and the government collect data on coffee production. They do this to...