by CIAT Comunicaciones | Nov 29, 2019
In Southeast Asia (SEA) cassava is both a food crop and an industrial crop. This gives the plant, which is used for its roots, the distinction of being both a key to food security and a source of income to the two million smallholder farmers who produce it across the...
by Natalia Gutiérrez | Oct 17, 2019
Blogpost by: Huong Trinh, Erin Esaryk & Huynh Tuyen Vietnam’s economy has been rapidly growing since the economic reforms of the late seventies known as Doi Moi. This drastic growth has increased food security and nutrition for many, but not for all of the...
by Tuyen Huynh | Aug 12, 2019
(Tuyen Huynh & Madelline Romero, CIAT) ‘Globally, our diets are killing us, Jessica Fanzo has reported in the event on Food systems and Nutrition. Diets are now the top risk factor of disease, disability and death. It is also showed in the presentation by Jessica...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Aug 12, 2019
Louis Verchot, scientist from the Agroecosystems and Sustainable Landscapes Research Area at CIAT, provides us his views on the Special Report on Climate Change and Land, published yesterday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC ), of which he was one...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Jul 24, 2019
By: Paula A. Paz and Jhon Jairo Tello Terra-i, a project by CIAT’s Decision and Policy Analysis (DAPA) and Agroecosystems and Sustainable Landscapes (ASL) research areas, presents its “User manual – Near real-time monitoring system for the detection of vegetation loss...
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...