by Sylvia Pineda | May 4, 2017
By: Christian Zapata, Communication Analyst for HarvestPlus Latinamerica & Caribbean Hidden hunger strikes people who, on the outside, may appear to be consuming an adequate amount of food—mainly staple crops grown on small family farms. Yet, the empty calories of...
by Sylvia Pineda | May 3, 2017
In the coming days, HarvestPlus, a global biofortification program led by CIAT and IFPRI is holding a staff retreat at CIAT Headquarters to celebrate achievements and to activate a new Strategic Plan for the program from 2018 to 20122. This event will bring together...
by Claudia Calderón | May 2, 2017
#CIATforward Visions of a sustainable food future Debisi Araba, Regional Director, Africa “As Africa transforms, we want to ensure that farmers’ investments in agriculture become a conduit for better financial, social, and health outcomes” African agriculture: paving...
by Sylvia Pineda | Apr 26, 2017
This article is about a brilliant scientist who is retiring from CIAT after working as a plant breeder in the tropical forages program for 37 years. On several occasions I begged John Williams Miles to give me an appointment so I could interview him, but his answer...
by Colin Khoury | Apr 24, 2017
Five surprising ways people’s diets have changed over the past 50 years By Sara Kammlade and Colin K. Khoury Newly released interactive infographics show how the so-called “globalized diet” has emerged. They unearth a number of surprises about the foods we eat across...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Apr 20, 2017
By Melanie Mason and Mirjam Pulleman | Apr 20, 2017 Farmers in the Dry Corridor of Central America are using the Quesungual agroforestry system to maintain or increase their maize and bean yields, while improving ecosystem services and resilience. This system focuses...
by Sylvia Pineda | Apr 11, 2017
The Sustainable Amazonian Landscapes Project (SAL), from the Decision and Policy Analysis (DAPA) Research Area (DAPA) at CIAT, which brings together scientists from other research areas such as Soils and Landscapes for Sustainability and the Forages research team,...
by Louis Verchot | Apr 9, 2017
A new study published in Global Change Biology shows that tropical peatlands are much more extensive than previously thought. The study started by estimating total tropical and subtropical wetlands and the new estimate reaches 4.7 million km2. Several other studies...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Apr 9, 2017
CIAT’s work to demonstrate the power of big data in helping farmers adapt to climate change is showcased in this short film from the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN). It follows the story of Blanca, a 75-year-old Colombian rice grower in the...
by Madelline Romero | Apr 9, 2017
As more and more organizations in Asia undertake initiatives to address the consequences of a warming climate, our knowledge about climate change and how it affects agriculture in various countries has become vast. But the challenge – especially for decision makers in...
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