by Maria Eliza Villarino | Apr 5, 2018
Aeroponics involves growing the cassava with its roots suspended in air and automatically sprayed with a special solution. Photo by: Neil Palmer / CIAT Cassava has a relatively long growth cycle compared to other important crops. It takes an average of 10-12 months —...
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...
by Maria Eliza Villarino | Mar 26, 2018
Since the start of 2018, CIAT has been posting opinion pieces or op-eds on Medium. As of this writing, nearly a dozen op-eds are on there. A few of you have asked me why we’ve decided to use Medium to publish op-eds from our scientists and experts. Here’s why. Reason...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
by Maria Eliza Villarino | Mar 20, 2018
Dr. Lawrence Haddad, GAIN’s executive director, answers a question during the “Strengthening Public-Private Dialogue for Improved Nutrition in Kenya,” as other panelists look on. Photo by: CIAT For decades now, there has been one constant question on...
by Madelline Romero | Mar 20, 2018
Photo by Madelline Romero/CIAT With the number of hydro-meteorological events such as storms, floods, heat/cold wave, droughts, on the rise due to a changing, warming climate, the world also witnesses a rise in frequency of natural disasters. Of the total damage and...
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