CIAT’s data team reaches final stage of international agriculture data competition

by Maria Eliza Villarino | Apr 4, 2018

A maize plant. Photo by: Neil Palmer / CIAT If you were given datasets with genetic information and yields from trials of different experimental maize hybrids, along with information on soil conditions and recorded weather of a U.S. growing region, how will you...

How to end the impasse in the heated sustainable agriculture debate

by Maria Eliza Villarino | Mar 22, 2018

Dry season rice production in drought-affected Nicaragua, made possible by the use of excess rainwater collected in reservoirs during the rainy season, and used for irrigation in the dry season. Photo by: Neil Palmer / CIAT Which side are you on in the sustainable...

CPT, a timely and reliable climate tool for Honduran farmers

by Ángela María Morales | Mar 22, 2018

Faced with new weather patterns and climate variability, farmers in Honduras need to prepare for future weather conditions and climate change that could, potentially, disrupt current farming practices. CIAT, through its Decision and Policy Analysis (DAPA) Research...

Opinion: Private sector “A powerful ally toward climate change adaptation” | Medium

by Tiffany Talsma | Mar 21, 2018

Farmer carrying sack of coffee beans. Photo credit: Neil Palmer (CIAT) The op-ed was originally posted on Medium. No matter what some may say about the private sector, one thing that is true is that when it commits to a cause, it can move mountains. Addressing climate...

I want to end malnutrition in Africa. That’s why I’m turning to big data and algorithms.

by Mercy Lungaho | Mar 20, 2018

This was originally posted on the CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture website. As an African woman and a nutritionist, there’s nothing more upsetting to me than this fact: Africa is the only region in the world where malnutrition is rising. That’s despite the...

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...