Latin America and the Caribbean
Climate change: Arabica coffee faces a roasting
Scientists pinpoint the world’s most vulnerable coffee zones New research gives fresh insights into which of the world’s arabica coffee-producing zones will bear the brunt of climate change. The biggest losers will be in hotter areas with long dry seasons, such as...
EATxCali: Hungry for a Sustainable Food System
When I grew up, poor people were thin. Books, films and news coverage of famines perpetuated the stereotype. But today, poor people are increasingly likely to be overweight. Now it's often the rich who are the thin ones. It’s especially the case in cities, where most...
STORMING THE TASTE TEST: How Colombia’s micro-lots blur the line between coffee and pure dopamine
As part of the CRS-led Borderlands Coffee Project, researchers from CIAT joined the team to help analyse the coffee trade, provide advice to farmers, and take stock of some of the challenges and opportunities.
Colombian coffee: Storming the taste test
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A Date with Big Data in Uruguay
It was definitely not love at first sight. Gonzalo Rovira had prepared carefully for this first date. Years of experience assured him that all would go well. But when the big moment arrived, he felt intimidated. His date was a platform named “R,” which is widely used...
CIAT in Latin America
Through our work in one of the most ecologically and agriculturally diverse regions on the planet, we aim to ensure that the whole world benefits from agricultural innovations developed in Latin America and the Caribbean.
With its wealth of natural resources, wide pool of human talent, and strong record of technological innovation, the region has great potential for restoring degraded lands, achieving sustainable agricultural development, and strengthening global food security.