From observation to action: How Terra-i’s near-real time monitoring of forest cover loss will support conservation efforts in Southeast Asia

by Madelline Romero | Feb 22, 2018

Image from Google To observe forest cover changes, Cambodia’s Forestry Administration has used satellite images at a scale of 1:250,000 (1 cm on the map equals 2.5 kms on the ground), and updating of data on forest cover resources has been done every four years. But...

Opinion: How to make climate negotiations equitable, efficient and evidence-based | Medium

by Augusto Castro | Feb 14, 2018

A scene from the 2017 Bonn climate summit. Photo by: UNFCCC This op-ed was originally published on Medium. The start of 2018 marked the beginning of a process called the Talanoa Dialogue, which aims to check how countries are faring in meeting their Paris Agreement...

Opinion: Yes, we can still have chocolate in 2050 | Medium

by Christian Bunn | Feb 13, 2018

Cocoa beans. Photo by: Neil Palmer / CIAT Andy Jarvis, Peter Laderach and Mark Lundy were co-authors of this op-ed, which was originally posted on Medium. A Valentine’s Day without chocolate? To many people, this is unthinkable. So, it’s understandable if some might...

In Bellagio, experts devise a global system to stop crop diseases in their tracks

by Maria Eliza Villarino | Feb 5, 2018

Checking cassava plantations for signs of pests and diseases, near Khorat, eastern Thailand. Photo by: Neil Palmer / CIAT Crop diseases can be devastating not only to farmers but also to the society as a whole. Back in the mid-19th century, for instance, a massive...

New microbial biotechnology platform launched in Vietnam

by Madelline Romero | Feb 1, 2018

Plant roots are assessed for mycorrhiza, a symbiosis between fungi and roots of the plant.  Photo by Madelline Romero/CIAT As Asian agriculture increasingly intensifies to satisfy food and income demands of a growing population, it meets with the reality of soil...

Cooking up a sustainable diet for all

by Madelline Romero | Jan 11, 2018

It is an irony in the developing world that those who produce food are most often the ones that are nutritionally-deprived themselves. There are many factors contributing to this status quo, and one that the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) is...