by Georgina Smith | Aug 22, 2016
In the dry afternoon breeze, Clare Mukankusi pulls on a light khaki lab coat. The 18 acre plot at Kawanda, part of Uganda’s National Agricultural Research Organization, is remote and quite. She shares a few words with one of the field technicians, laughing as she...
by Georgina Smith | Aug 7, 2016
As a senior research technician, Derese Eshete has spent his career with one goal in mind: to improve the living conditions of the farmers he believes he is working for. Having worked on many crops previously, including the country’s super-grain teff, he has settled...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Aug 4, 2016
The report Agricultural Research in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Cross-Country Analysis of Institutions, Investment, and Capacities, published last April by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB),...
by Georgina Smith | Jul 24, 2016
Annuarite Uwera cuts a tall, elegant figure as she puts on her white lab coat. Sporting pink nail varnish and sparkling blue pumps, she stands out among the swathe of dark green leaves in the greenhouse of climbing beans. She doesn’t hesitate to dive into a detailed...
by Georgina Smith | Jul 11, 2016
The sun peers through the early morning mist as Michael Kilango passes through the doors of the Uyole Agricultural Research Institute, in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands. The station, in the heart of sunflower plots and bean fields, is teeming with researchers with one...
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