Impact of Climate Change on Tea Production in Malawi – Review of a Workshop

by Natalia Gutiérrez | Mar 28, 2017

Over the past few years, the Malawi tea industry has seen a decrease in production mainly because of erratic rainfall, which has led to either floods or droughts. These changes in climate conditions require producers to adapt their practices to secure a sustainable...

Anchoring LINK in Asia

by Natalia Gutiérrez | Dec 22, 2016

CIAT and Heifer International recently expanded their collaboration on the LINK methodology to Asia. In line with Heifer’s new strategy, the common work focuses on value chain development and inclusion of farmers’ owned organizations into business-related activities....

Training workshop on LINK and value chains for nutrition

by Natalia Gutiérrez | Dec 19, 2016

The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger (ACF – Action Contre la Faim) signed a collaboration framework agreement in November 2014. This aimed at establishing a long-term formal partnership for...

LINK travels with Heifer to Asia and Africa

by Natalia Gutiérrez | Oct 27, 2016

(Don´t miss the previous parts of this story; see the links at the end of this post.) Building on its success in Central and South America, the collaborative work on value chain development and inclusive business between CIAT and Heifer International has expanded to...

CIAT supports climate-smart agriculture in German development cooperation

by Natalia Gutiérrez | Oct 24, 2016

CIAT joined an interesting panel discussion on the position of the German Ministry for Cooperation on climate-smart agriculture (CSA). We pointed out that CSA does not mean to ignore alternative development objectives but represents a shift in development priorities....