by Vivian Zeidemann y Beatriz Rodriguez | Oct 4, 2019
The Social Progress Index (SPI) is a comprehensive measure of the well-being of a society, which aims to support decision-makers in identifying development priorities to generate plans and projects in pockets of high social and environmental vulnerability. The index...
by Erika Eliana Mosquera | Oct 4, 2019
Photo credit: G.Smith/CIAT Not a new: agriculture is not an exclusive business from rural areas. For that reason, several years ago, CIAT began to respond to the need of building an inclusive and resilient food system in one of the most important cities in Colombia:...
by Sylvia Pineda | Oct 3, 2019
CHAMPIONS OF CIAT Marcela Quintero: Success at Work is a Matter of Balance “To be successful, we must balance all the pieces of our lives and learn to give each one of them the importance they deserve.” por Sylvia Pineda | Oct 3, 2019 Marcela Quintero is one of the...
by Rosemary Nzuki | Oct 3, 2019
Smallholder dairy farming continues to thrive in rural and peri-urban households in East Africa. Thanks to the tangible wins, farmers have derived over time milk, manure, and financial income, among other benefits. However, feeding the animals is akin to Napier grass,...
by Rosemary Nzuki | Sep 25, 2019
Florence Makokha did not have a head start in life: she was married off at an early age and was not able to finish her formal education. Today, Florence is not only one of the flourishing farmers in her village but she is also a proud farmer peer educator. Her journey...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Sep 23, 2019
First inventory of restoration projects across Latin America and the Caribbean shows where the potential lies for climate mitigation and provides a compass towards reaching the Bonn Challenge ambitions through forest restoration Land restoration in Latin America and...
“Foreign” crops – from maize to mangoes – dominate national ... 
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Five surprising ways people’s diets have changed over the past ... 
“Now CIAT has a more comprehensive view of environmental issues” ... 
Strength in diversity: How cassava intercropping benefits the crops, the ... 
Sustainable land use systems: A way to help achieve Colombia’s ...