by CIAT Comunicaciones | Feb 20, 2020
Originally posted by HarvestPlus at https://www.harvestplus.org/knowledge-market/in-the-news/video-how-iron-beans-gained-ground-rwanda “We eat these beans at home. I saw change in my child, who became healthier and weighed very well,” says Jaqueline Mushimiyimana, a...
by Rosemary Nzuki | Feb 13, 2020
Children at Simon and Sylvia’s dairy farm in Meru, Kenya, drinking milk. (Photo: Georgina Smith). Written by Georgina Smith and Rosemary Nzuki. When Simon and Sylvia Kiruja started their farm three years ago, they never imagined it would get so big they would need a...
by Rosemary Nzuki | Feb 12, 2020
A stakeholder validation meeting with participants from woredas (districts) around the Yayo coffee forest biosphere reserve, international research organizations, and universities. The production-conservation paradox – one of the 21st century’s grand challenges As...
by Erika Eliana Mosquera | Feb 5, 2020
Adapted Icons from: Gan Khoon Lay / The Noun Project The Applied Economics Lab team is looking for a visiting researcher to collaborate in the impact assessment of the Maximizing Opportunities for Coffee and Cacao in the Americas (MOCCA) Project. The MOCCA Project is...
by Erika Eliana Mosquera | Jan 28, 2020
CREDITS: Photo: Pixabay • Icon adapted from: faisalovers / The Noun Project We are seeking a Master’s or Ph.D. student, with co-funding to partially support their fellowship/internship at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. Expertise in Public...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Jan 23, 2020
The wild relatives of chile peppers, pumpkins, carrots, and lettuce join a growing list of poorly conserved plant species. These ancient plants have genes that may help our food withstand the harsh climate of our future. If they don’t go extinct first Growing up in...
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