Hoan and sweetpotato: a sweet, budding love affair

by Madelline Romero | Jun 29, 2018

How sweetpotato provides better incomes for farmers in Quang Binh Written by Hang Thi Le A single parent to two children, Nguyen Thi Hoan from Village 6 in Quang Thach commune, Quang Trach district, Quang Binh province is a hardworking, open-minded farmer. Having...

GCP21 calls for regional approach to stem the outbreak of cassava mosaic disease in Southeast Asia

by Madelline Romero | Jun 27, 2018

Almost all of the cassava plants in this field in Kratie, Cambodia, showed symptoms of cassava mosaic or cassava witches’ broom disease. Taken in February 2018. Photo by Madelline Romero/CIAT CMD threatens 55 million annual cassava production The Global Cassava...

Farming in transition: How smallholder farms in the Mekong could thrive amid a changing landscape

by Madelline Romero | May 28, 2018

Sinh Somphavong, a farmer for 33 years in Xieng Khouang province northeast of Laos, farms on more than one ha of land, and earns about 50 million kip (around US$6,000) each year from selling rice, vegetables, forages, and livestock. Livestock is his major income...

Agriculture across borders

by Madelline Romero | May 15, 2018

CATAS and CIAT set priority agenda for collaborative research in China and Southeast Asia China is a major importer of agricultural products and ASEAN’s biggest trading partner. With nearly two billion people and many rapidly urbanizing areas between them, it comes as...

Insights from the Nghia Tan Market

by Madelline Romero | Mar 20, 2018

Before dawn the sprawling complex slowly starts to hum to life, and just as the first rays of sunlight appear on the horizon, the place is abuzz with vendors selling vegetables, meats, fruits; women and men buying for the family’s food for the day. The Nghia Tan...