Africa
Could “magic beans” help ease Malawi’s maize woes?
Maize production in Malawi has been crippled by the worst drought in 30 years – but new drought resilient “magic beans” survived the tough times.
CIAT Annual Report 2015-2016 is out!
We build the fundamentals of sustainable food futures The world has never produced or consumed so much food. We cannot, however, ignore the pressure that food production is putting on the environment and the ecosystem services we all depend on. We cannot ignore either...
New study calls for shift to pre-pregnancy nutrition, to drive down stunting in Rwandan children under two-years-old
A new scientific report calls for a shift in interventions to tackle malnutrition in children in Rwanda under the age of two.
GCARD3: Will we be left behind?
At this year’s Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD3), Mark Holderness, Executive Secretary of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research, closed the 5th – 8th April meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, themed: “No one left behind,” by noting: not if we go together. For the first time, science and society have come together to align national and international objectives across a set of themes, he reflected.
Low-income communities need more affordable and nutritious food
A research project tackling malnutrition among vulnerable populations in Kenya and Uganda is launched in Nairobi today.
Chocolate meltdown: feeling the heat
That melt-in-your-mouth chocolate egg you savored this Easter might face a different kind of meltdown in future, researchers warn.
Transforming Rwanda’s missing climate data into information for farmers
Launched today, World Meteorological Day, the four-year Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture is an initiative by the Rwandan government and partners to provide nearly a million farmers with timely access to essential climate information services in order to manage...
Filming for change: When farmers get BEHIND the camera
Handing over a video camera and equipment may not be your first thought, but it is a fascinating possibility that leads to learning on many levels.
New research exposes urgent need to transform key agriculture regions across Africa by as early as 2025
Study quantifies the threat that climate change poses to nine staple food crops in sub-Saharan Africa and outlines actions and timeline required to adapt.
Enhancing knowledge management awareness, strategies and work plans of the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA)
The opportunity for CTA and CIAT to work together on knowledge management arose with the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) in the improvement of the network’s knowledge management awareness, strategies and work plans.
CIAT in Africa
CIAT’s vision of the promise of tropical agriculture is especially relevant to sub-Saharan Africa. Nowhere does the well-being of so many people depend so much on a concerted effort to realize farming’s potential for reducing chronic hunger, opening pathways out of rural poverty, enhancing human nutrition, and improving the management of natural resources. CIAT works especially on the following themes:
- Leveraging markets through improved productivity and competitiveness
- Agriculture for improved nutrition in Africa
- Transforming farms and landscapes for sustainability
- Investment planning for resilient agriculture
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