Insights from the Nghia Tan Market

by Madelline Romero | Mar 20, 2018

Before dawn the sprawling complex slowly starts to hum to life, and just as the first rays of sunlight appear on the horizon, the place is abuzz with vendors selling vegetables, meats, fruits; women and men buying for the family’s food for the day. The Nghia Tan...

Asia-Pacific countries identify priority action to build resilience of agriculture to natural disasters

by Madelline Romero | Mar 20, 2018

Photo by Madelline Romero/CIAT With the number of hydro-meteorological events such as storms, floods, heat/cold wave, droughts, on the rise due to a changing, warming climate, the world also witnesses a rise in frequency of natural disasters. Of the total damage and...

Empowered women empowering others

by Maria Eliza Villarino | Mar 8, 2018

Immaculée Nyirahabimana is a farmer from Cyuve district. The area is one of Rwanda’s most productive agricultural regions. Photo by: Stefanie Neno / CIAT Today marks an international celebration to remind us about the achievements of women around the globe in all...

Farmers in Quang Binh province learn everything there is to know about sweetpotato

by Madelline Romero | Feb 27, 2018

Farmers in Cao Quang and Quang Thach communes in Vietnam’s Quang Binh province participated in a 3-part training activity on sweetpotato, held over a total of seven days in September, November, and December 2017. Facilitated by a group consisting of a senior...

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...

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...