Call for visiting researcher on market system dynamics in the coffee and cocoa sectors in Latin America

by Erika Eliana Mosquera | Apr 16, 2020

The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is looking for a visiting researcher who will be part of a comparative project to assess the relationship between market system dynamics and farmer outcomes in the coffee and cacao sectors in six countries in Latin...

Making adaptation efforts actionable at scale towards a climate-smart cocoa sector

by Natalia Gutiérrez | Mar 12, 2020

Cocoa farmers are struggling with climate change effects, and the situation will not change unless adaptation measures are timely put in place. Most good agricultural practices, if correctly applied, can provide resilience against shocks and provide sustainability for...

Preparing Ghanaian cocoa farmers for changing climate conditions

by Natalia Gutiérrez | Aug 8, 2019

By Leila Serwaah Khalid and Natalia Gutiérrez CIAT collaborates with CocoaLink to help young farmers mitigate the negative effects of climate change through digital maps Ghana is one of the largest cocoa-producing countries, with over 40% of the population relying on...

Atlas of Climate Change Impact on cocoa production in Central America and the Caribbean

by Fabio Castro | Jul 25, 2019

Cocoa is an important crop in the economy of thousands of families in Central America and the Caribbean and, in the past decade, its production has gradually increased in the region. The crop has not escaped the impacts of climate change, which result in higher...

Preparing cocoa production for an unknown future

by Christian Bunn | Feb 11, 2019

Worldwide demand is growing for cocoa products while production is under pressure from pests and diseases, unsustainable production practices and an adverse changing climate. In a world that is increasingly competing for finite resources, cocoa production will have to...