A commitment to inclusion in Honduras

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Jul 11, 2016

A commitment to inclusion in Honduras ; The Hernández Sánchez family is happy. The nine male members of this household were able to build the house of their dreams by sheer sacrifice. A sacrifice that starts very early each day. At three in the morning, the head of...

Guiding decision making in agriculture for a triple-win

by Georgina Smith | Jul 8, 2016

Guiding decision making in agriculture for a triple-win  When this study called for policy makers to set realistic targets towards meeting the Paris climate agreement some weeks back, authors were calling for real milestones to measure global progress. But...

Corpoica and CIAT: committed to developing a better seed collection management system

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Jun 30, 2016

The Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation (Corpoica) and CIAT are part of a global community of practice committed to developing a set of tools that facilitate proper management of germplasm collections and respond to users’ needs, from small producers to...

Biofortification scientists win the World Food Prize

by Neil Palmer | Jun 29, 2016

Four scientists who worked to improve the nutritional content of staple crops have won the 2016 World Food Prize. Laureates Howarth Bouis of HarvestPlus (right), and Maria Andrade, Robert Mwanga, and Jan Low of the International Potato Center (CIP), were announced at...

What’s your beef? Why it might be time to give livestock a break

by Neil Palmer | Jun 21, 2016

Cows are regularly portrayed as evil: four-legged, four-stomached, greenhouse gas machines chomping through forests and destroying the planet. It’s no wonder the idea of a climate-smart livestock system sounds like an oxymoron. Nevertheless, I’m promised a glimpse. To...

Big Data for Climate Smart Agriculture in Kenya

by Daniel Jimenez | Jun 17, 2016

“This is where the rubber hits the road,” said the World Bank’s Erick Fernandes, opening the first Big Data for Agriculture Roadshow in East Africa in Nairobi, on Wednesday May 24th. Speaking to participants from government, the private sector and research...