by CIAT Comunicaciones | Jul 12, 2019
Biofortification, or the genetic improvement of crops for better nutritional value, is an effort that was born in 1994 under the guidance of World Food Prize laureate Howdy Bouis. Biofortification seeks to address micronutrient deficiencies, or “hidden hunger,” by...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Jul 11, 2019
Cross-posted from: CCAFS The average African farmer’s age is nearly 60. Stakeholders come together to brainstorm pathways of inspiring young people into agriculture. With the average African farmer’s age hitting nearly 60 years, the sector’s stakeholders have been...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Jul 10, 2019
USADF and CIAT provide funding and support for award-winning Mastercard solution Kampala, Uganda July 10, 2019 – Mastercard has today announced the signing of two public-private partnerships that will extend the reach of the Mastercard Farmers Network (MFN)...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Jul 5, 2019
Crops such as bananas, potatoes and cassava are essential to food security in the world’s poorest regions. By 2050, their importance will increase, but climate change and population growth will put unprecedented pressure on production. Climate change and population...
by Miguel Antonio Romero | Jul 4, 2019
Validating sustainable production alternatives as a strategy for reducing deforestation in the Caquetá department, Colombia, coupled with information generated about systems sustainability, served as a pilot platform to simulate application and uptake of a new...
by Rosemary Nzuki | Jun 28, 2019
Authors: Job Kihara, Isaiah Nyagumbo, Dias Domingos and Michael Kinyua Climate change and variability are resulting in reduced and sometimes lost productivity requiring substantial changes in farming practices. Traditional practices involving excessive tillage...
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