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...
by Sylvia Pineda | Oct 29, 2019
IDB Lab, CIAT and SoftBank partner to promote smart rice farming in Colombia The Inter-American Development Bank, through its innovation lab – IDB Lab, approved US$2 million funding for a project that will improve the productivity and sustainability of rice...
by Sylvia Pineda | Oct 29, 2019
CHAMPIONS OF CIAT The Champion who created an App to identify banana diseases por Sylvia Pineda | Oct 29, 2019 Michael Selvaraj is the leader of the Phenomics Platform team from the Agrobiodiversity Area at CIAT. He is a Champion, because he developed the smartphone...
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...
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 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...
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