by José Luis Urrea | Jul 12, 2019
This agreement will focus on developing high-productivity and eco-efficient pastures, in line with global initiatives to mitigate climate change and build sustainable food systems. As global population grows so will demand for animal protein (Planbureau voor de...
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 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...
by Glenn Hyman | Jun 21, 2019
The 2019 Global Forest Watch (GFW) Summit, held in Washington DC this week, opened with a retrospective on how deforestation monitoring systems have matured since their broad development in the early 2010s. Several Latin America countries have their own dedicated...
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