by Georgina Smith | Feb 15, 2017
Responding to climate shocks at community level: new profiles offer Kenya a roadmap ; Kenya has been bracing itself for drought since last year. Three in four Kenyans live in rural areas and depend on agriculture – a sector accounting for half of GDP. County Director...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Feb 13, 2017
Partnership with UN’s rural investment agency to increase food security in rural areas A Statement of Intent between the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) promises to boost resilience to...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Feb 8, 2017
#CIATforward Visions of a sustainable food future Dindo Campilan, Regional Director, Asia “In the not-too-distant future, agriculture will become synonymous with innovation, tech-savviness, profitability, and ‘green’ credentials” The changing face of...
by Sylvia Pineda | Feb 6, 2017
By: Steve Prager and Maya Rajasekharan The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy characterizes beneficence as connoting an act of mercy, kindness, or that specifically promotes the good of others. Research at CIAT is specifically done with the intent to benefit others....
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Feb 6, 2017
#CIATforward Visions of a sustainable food future Ana María Loboguerrero, Latin America Regional Program leader, CCAFS @amloboguerrero “Climate-smart agriculture requires a carefully tailored package of interventions, developed in unison with farmers” Making...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Feb 3, 2017
#CIATforward Visions of a sustainable food future Louis Verchot, Director, Soils and Landscapes for Sustainability (SoiLS) Research Area “If the current trend continues, land degradation alone could reduce agricultural production by 12% and increase food prices by 30%...
by Megan Zandstra | Jan 25, 2017
Please enjoy a copy of our December edition of Your CIAT Research Online. Subscribe here to receive the next issue by email. December, 2016 Dear All, The Data and Information Services team is sharing with you the latest CIAT Research Online Newsletter. This...
by Ngonidzashe Chirinda | Jan 20, 2017
The pastures that cattle graze also act as their “toilets”. This is because, as cattle eat grass, they periodically urinate and, therefore, randomly deposit urine on the soil surface. Once in the soil, the deposited urine results in the creation of patches that are...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Jan 18, 2017
By Dr. Robin Buruchara, Director of the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) This opinion piece was first published by the Pan-African Media Alliance for Climate Change News Agency. It contributes to a global campaign to raise awareness of the importance of...
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....
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