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Climate change to strike at the heart of Central America’s bean lands
Already facing the prospect of climate change affecting its high-value coffee plants, Central America now has to contend with a threat to one of its most important food crops – beans.
Effective internal communication to achieve a shared vision
Internal communication remains a challenge for many organizations facing the need to inform, involve and build bridges of dialogue between the areas that compose them. Although there are many methods and current trends, it is important not to assume an internal communication plan as a magic formula that will bring immediate results and dispel all controversy.
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.
Thanks COP21… now let’s get down to business with climate-smart agriculture
Agriculture is now firmly on the radar of climate change policymakers. So where do we go from here? Climate-Smart Agriculture Country Profiles show what can be done, country-by-country.
New perspectives for more nutritious crop development in 2016
In partnership with HarvestPlus and CIAT, the recently-re-vamped NQL has invested in new equipment, which is helping the team analyze iron, zinc and carotenoids in crops in a matter of minutes. This previously took a full day.
Farmers film their homegrown solutions
In an unused school classroom in the dry, dusty village of Sekoti, Ghana, 11 community members gathered to learn how to make a video. Many of them had never even used a camera before, much less operated a microphone. Participatory video is an empowering and creative...
Honor for major food security contributions in Southeast Asia
Two scientists with a long history of collaboration with CIAT have been honored for contributions towards the world’s most widely grown cassava variety – now grown by 60 to 75 percent of all cassava farmers in Thailand and Vietnam – and a key food security crop and source of income throughout Southeast Asia.
A smart revolution: World Congress in Asia
The World Congress on Roots and Tuber Crops, to be held in China next week, (January 18th – 22nd) explores exactly the diverse nature of this market. In Asia, cassava is in demand for starch – mostly sweeteners and other products in our modern diets – and dried roots for ethanol or livestock feed.
New article on data sharing and use of ICTs in agriculture: working with small farmer groups in Colombia
Fanny Cecile Howland, Luis Armando Muñoz, Simone Staiger, James Cock, Sophie Alvarez When it comes to improve the decision making process of farmers, the access to and sharing of experiences and knowledge among them is a key practice for success, and Information and...
Making the business case for climate-smart agriculture
If you’re a regular visitor to the CIAT blog, you’ll already know that climate change is expected to take a big bite out of chocolate production. A storm is brewing for coffee too. You’ve probably also been hearing that climate-smart agriculture (CSA) can help farmers...