New research exposes urgent need to transform key agriculture regions across Africa by as early as 2025

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Mar 7, 2016

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. Agriculture in parts of sub-Saharan Africa must undergo significant transformation if it is to continue to...

Creating the state of the art for agricultural research in Latin America

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Mar 1, 2016

In early February, Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) organized a technical review and outreach workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), held at the CIAT campus. The workshop brought together ASTI’s national focal points: key contacts who...

Two alliances working together on cocoa production in El Salvador

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Feb 17, 2016

By: Fredy Monserrate, Mayesse Da Silva, Marcela Quintero Two alliances acting for a sustainable increase of cocoa production in El Salvador. The Cacao Alliance, iniciative lead by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the inter-research area alliance between CIAT...

Policy influence as a pathway to impact

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Feb 10, 2016

Nearly a year ago, I published this reflection on the importance of public policy in shaping outcomes for coffee supply chain actors. Policies at origin and in the marketplace are a primary determinant of who participates in the coffee trade and how. And yet, efforts...

Pathways for restoring soils: Strengthening local capacities in Nicaragua

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Nov 24, 2015

Two initiatives undertaken with partners are beginning to make a difference in fostering more productive use of soils and contributing to restoring soils in smallholder farming in Nicaragua. “These are motivating examples of what we can achieve if we work together...