Coffee value chain, meet the blockchain: cryptocurrency technology shows promise for the world’s favorite commodity

by Anton Eitzinger | Nov 20, 2019

Everyone in the coffee industry craves information, perhaps even more than a morning jolt of caffeine. Across Uganda – one of the world’s top ten coffee producers – scientists, producers, industry, and the government collect data on coffee production. They do this to...

Simplyfying soil data management in sub-Saharan Africa

by Rosemary Nzuki | Nov 15, 2019

Source: http://gsdm.ciat.cgiar.org    The idea of visualizing soil data at a glance electronically is exciting to many actors in agriculture and land-use planning. Previously, soil characterization required traveling to the field to collect soil samples and sending...

Grass transforms farmers’ fortune

by Rosemary Nzuki | Nov 14, 2019

Rachel talks with Uwe Ohmstedt from CIAT about the performance of the cultivars on her plots. “I had a bad experience when I ordered some grass seeds that were being advertised on Facebook.  What I got was a mix of Mulato and some unidentified variety that did not do...

New development partnership brings much-needed investment for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in the Amazon

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Nov 8, 2019

A new, first of its kind impact investment was launched 7 November to bring much-needed financial support for sustainable development in the Brazilian Amazon. The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), as a cornerstone investor in the Althelia...

Ugandans and Kenyans in cities happy to pay for food that is more nutritious

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Oct 18, 2019

Malnutrition remains a serious problem for many people in East Africa. Poor consumers are willing to pay a premium for healthier foods, pointing to a new strategy for improving nutrition at a large scale Ugandans and Kenyans in poor urban households are willing to pay...

Sharing new approaches to bring together gender, youth, nutrition and climate

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Oct 17, 2019

Participant from Malian delegation at seed producer cooperative in Lemo Bilbilo District. Photo credit: S. Samuel, CCAFS Cross-posted from IFAD social reporting blog Emerging evidence show that interventions that can fully integrate multiple disciplines have greater...