Decision and Policy Analysis
Transforming food systems under a changing climate: building consensus on action
Cross-posted from the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) The debate on agriculture in UN climate change ...
Simple steps to climate-proof farms have big potential upside for tropical farmers
Climate-smart agriculture boosts yields, mitigates extreme weather and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. A study in Central America, Africa and Asia ...
World Bank and CIAT launch global analysis of climate-smart agriculture in 33 countries
Most comprehensive climate-smart agriculture study to date charts strengths, weaknesses and barriers to adoption in effort to unlock investment ...
Wild coffee plants, Christmas trees and chocolate’s tree are surprisingly poorly protected
Urgent action is needed to protect thousands of useful wild plants, according to new research; the data strongly suggest international ...
When immiscible becomes miscible
Linking efforts for reducing forest-based emissions with those for delivering peace is possible. We are examining under what conditions that ...
Feeding the world in a changing climate: An adaptation roadmap for agriculture
This discussion paper presents the main issues to be considered in an adaptation roadmap for agriculture, with a particular focus ...
Nutrition just got more affordable and accessible!
The multi-composite, safe, nutritious, and affordable porridge flours aimed at diversifying diets of consumers have been launched in Kenya and ...
When understanding drivers of food systems becomes a planetary priority
This analysis will be one of the very first one of this kind conducted at the global level. The results ...
This CIAT Blog was launched in January 2016. For articles related to Decision and Policy Analysis (DAPA) prior to this date, visit our former blog. Please note the old DAPA blog is no longer updated.