An unlikely weapon against poverty and drought

by Georgina Smith | Dec 16, 2016

Silas Mdoe has a weapon against poverty and drought. It’s so unassuming that most farmers completely overlook it: livestock grass. As this recent study shows, keeping livestock can help farmers like Silas earn more money and put more food on the table, especially...

Sink more carbon in the soil? It’s not that easy

by Georgina Smith | Dec 5, 2016

Today, December 5th, is World Soil Day. It comes hot on the heels of recent events like the Global Landscapes Forum and 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP 22) in Morocco, which have galvanized the world to act with urgency on the Paris Agreement on climate change....

Bean researchers in Ethiopia win highest accolade  

by Georgina Smith | Dec 1, 2016

The Ethiopia Bean Research Programme led by the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) has won the country’s highest scientific award – the Gold medal and Cup – for the impact of its bean research, which has transformed the lives of...

CIAT emeritus scientist wins Chinese government’s Friendship Award

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Nov 27, 2016

CIAT emeritus scientist Rainer Schultze-Kraft has received the 2016 Friendship Award from the Chinese government, for his long-term work with tropical forage scientists in the country. He was one of 50 experts from 18 countries and a wide range of disciplines to...

Four unexplored big wins in agriculture: tackling climate change through landscape restoration

by Georgina Smith | Nov 15, 2016

Four solutions lie in how we farm our food and treat our landscapes: this session aims to throw light on some of the tools that can tackle climate change head-on. During this session, we called on the audience at the Global Landscape Forum, an event at the 22nd...

Climate change: coming to a supermarket near you

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Nov 4, 2016

A new documentary about how climate change will affect both coffee producers in Colombia and consumers in the developed world will air on German television this weekend. (Sunday, 6/11-4:30pm). Climate change in the supermarket aims to show how the often abstract news...