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Winter is coming
Given the climate prediction models that indicate that winter is coming, is Colombia ready to face another winter 2016-2017 like La Niña 2010-2011?
Big Data for Climate Smart Agriculture in Uganda
Big Data is taken Uganda. CIAT and the World Bank Group present at this important event.
No compromise: food security and carbon hoofprints
Sessions at this week's Africa Agriculture Science Week this week (June 13-17) in Kigali included discussion on the potential of livestock forages to boost farm production and sequester carbon. At night, Rwanda’s capital Kigali is a sparkling carpet of lights. Yet the...
A “model” team addressing climate change
The Crop and Climate modeling team of CIAT’s Decision and Policy Analysis (DAPA) Research Area supports the Center’s research processes through the development and implementation of agro-climatic models.
High-iron beans: a new “superfood” for Colombia
New high-iron beans have been officially released in Colombia.
Why getting the right food on the table is central not just to the health of our children, but to the health of our continent
Dr. Robin Buruchara, Director for Africa for the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, talks about need to tackle malnutrition at the Africa Agriculture Science Week this week (June 13-17) in Kigali. We are in the midst of an emerging crisis. Now is the time...
Africa RISING: Finding solutions to tackle drought
By Lulseged Tamene When farmers in Ethiopia’s Tigray province made a desert bloom again, their efforts inspired hundreds of farmers to do the same, attracting global attention. The experience successful farmers have gained in restoring degraded land is impressive. But...
Call for abstracts: First Latin American Ecosystem Services Partnership Conference
“Healthy ecosystems for resilient societies” is the theme chosen for the First Latin American Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) Conference to take place in CIAT Headquarters, at Palmira, Colombia, on 18–21 October 2016.
“Foreign” crops – from maize to mangoes – dominate national food consumption and farming practices worldwide
The origins of over two-thirds of the grains, legumes, fruits, vegetables, and other agricultural crops countries grow and consume can be traced to ancient breadbaskets in distant parts of the world, according to an exhaustive peer-reviewed report published today.
More tools for Colombian rice producers to face climate challenges by 2030
When talking about agriculture, year 2030 is closer than it seems, especially when rice production is at risk in a country such as Colombia, where only in 2014, 1,758,739 tons were harvested and per-capita consumption reached 39.62 kg a year.
Among the effects associated with climate change, there is changing rainfall patterns and reduced water availability, a natural resource in high demand when growing irrigated rice. This, along with the commitment to reducing 20% of GHG emissions by 2030 that Colombia made during the last Conference of the Parties (COP21) held in Paris in December 2015, make it even more imperative to find alternatives that are sustainable for producers as well as the environment.