CIAT Strategy refreshed for 2018–2020

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Aug 22, 2018

In the five years that have passed since CIAT’s current strategy (2014–2020) was prepared, we have embraced new initiatives such as sustainable food systems, big data, and land restoration. We have also incorporated into our agenda the mandates of the UN Sustainable...

Aligning needs with solutions: Data-driven agricultural innovation for Vietnam’s farmers

by Madelline Romero | Jul 27, 2018

Photo grabbed from the Agro-Ecology Learning Alliance Facebook page In many ways, technology, including information and communication technology (ICT), has made our lives easier and helped solve many of society’s challenges. But how do we make sure that ICT lends...

FAO and CIAT launch Asia-Pacific partnership for climate-resilient agri-food systems

by Madelline Romero | Jul 27, 2018

Photo by Madelline Romero/CIAT The Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) formally launched an Asia-Pacific partnership work plan at a forum hosted by FAO’s Regional Office in Bangkok on July 12th. The regional...

Threat of cassava mosaic disease, strengthening resilience to climate disasters, dominate conversations between CIAT and Vietnam agricultural institutions

by Madelline Romero | Jul 13, 2018

CIAT Director General Ruben Echeverria and Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development-International Cooperation Director General Tran Kim Long, at the signing of an expanded cooperation agreement in Hanoi this week. Photo by Madelline Romero/CIAT...

Can direct benefits from PPP schemes trickle down beyond private business to the rest of society?

by Madelline Romero | Jul 11, 2018

Photo by Madelline Romero/CIAT Public-private partnership (PPP) has been touted as the sustainable way forward for development interventions. But how do you know whether the intervention is creating the positive impacts that project developers hope it would? Recently,...

CIAT turns to space technology for monitoring crop performance

by Maria Eliza Villarino | Jun 27, 2018

Artist impression of Sentinel 5p satellite. Photo by: Airbus In a not-so-distant future, rice and oil palm producers in Colombia will have access to realistic estimates of what their yields will be and the amount of greenhouse gases their fields emit in near...