Anchoring LINK in Asia

by Natalia Gutiérrez | Dec 22, 2016

CIAT and Heifer International recently expanded their collaboration on the LINK methodology to Asia. In line with Heifer’s new strategy, the common work focuses on value chain development and inclusion of farmers’ owned organizations into business-related activities....

“We are not alone”: Nicaragua’s rural youth tell their story

by Shadi Azadegan | Dec 22, 2016

Agricultural research is often focused on improving the crop varieties that feed the world, ensuring they respond to humanity’s evolving needs. As global development objectives increasingly call for interdisciplinary action, agricultural researchers must...

An ecosystems approach to the SDGs in Africa: why we need to listen to farmers

by Juliet Braslow | Dec 21, 2016

To address all the SDG’s, we’re going to need to think like farmers. That means taking a systems approach that includes all kinds of agro-ecological farm systems. This mantra echoed through all the sessions at the Ecosystem Services Partnership Conference: Ecosystem...

Training workshop on LINK and value chains for nutrition

by Natalia Gutiérrez | Dec 19, 2016

The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger (ACF – Action Contre la Faim) signed a collaboration framework agreement in November 2014. This aimed at establishing a long-term formal partnership for...

Cassava: Subsistence Crop or Trendy Commodity?

by Patricia Alvarez Toro | Dec 7, 2016

Cassava: Subsistence Crop or Trendy Commodity? ; Some crops have it easy. They’re planted, they grow, they’re harvested and, finally, they’re eaten. No such luck with cassava. Cassava, as food, at the very least must be cooked in order to remove certain toxins. More...

Putting together the puzzle of cocoa in Colombia

by Fernando Rodriguez Camayo | Dec 6, 2016

As part of the initiative Cocoa for Peace, promoted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS), CIAT’s research team Linking Farmers to Markets (LFM), Purdue University, and the United States Department of Agriculture...