Climate-smart coffee in Uganda

Climate-smart coffee in Uganda

by | May 24, 2019

Women do most of the labor on coffee farms in Uganda (Picture ©HRNS Alliance for Resilient Coffee Uganda) Cross-posted from: Medium At the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) we believe that adaptation to climate change should not be driven by a long...
Preparing cocoa production for an unknown future

Preparing cocoa production for an unknown future

by | 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...
Opinion: Yes, we can still have chocolate in 2050 | Medium

Opinion: Yes, we can still have chocolate in 2050 | Medium

by | Feb 13, 2018

Cocoa beans. Photo by: Neil Palmer / CIAT Andy Jarvis, Peter Laderach and Mark Lundy were co-authors of this op-ed, which was originally posted on Medium. A Valentine’s Day without chocolate? To many people, this is unthinkable. So, it’s understandable if some might...
The glory of coffee in China

The glory of coffee in China

by | Nov 23, 2016

A spectacular theater play called “The glory of coffee” on the history of coffee in China was the highlight of the 26th International Conference on Coffee Science (ASIC 2016). At this biannual gathering of all coffee scientists and industry research leaders, CIAT DAPA...

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