Climate-smart agriculture profiles: Successes, lessons and new frontiers

by Maria Eliza Villarino | May 16, 2018

Dr. Evan Girvetz, a senior scientist at CIAT, speaks during a national stakeholder workshop on climate risk profiling held in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo by:  Georgina Smith / CIAT Over the last few years, CIAT, under the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change,...

CIAT and CCAFS launch Ethiopia Climate-Smart Agriculture Country Profile

by Sebastian Grey | May 2, 2018

At an event held on 27 March 2018 at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the recently developed Ethiopia Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Country Profile was officially shared with national stakeholders and partners....

How can we measure the health of soil simply and cheaply?

by José Luis Urrea | Mar 16, 2018

Authors: Ashly Arévalo, José Luis Urrea, Jacobo Arango and Juan A. Cardoso from CIAT Tropical Forages Program; Claire Horrocks and Jennifer Dungait from Rothamsted Research. Soil is more than just a  base to grow plants in: it is a living system where minerals,...

Empowered women empowering others

by Maria Eliza Villarino | Mar 8, 2018

Immaculée Nyirahabimana is a farmer from Cyuve district. The area is one of Rwanda’s most productive agricultural regions. Photo by: Stefanie Neno / CIAT Today marks an international celebration to remind us about the achievements of women around the globe in all...

Brazilian rice needs to toughen up for a dry future

by Ángela María Morales | Feb 21, 2018

Climate change has the potential to flip our world upside down. There’s a rising concern about how future climate change will affect crops and the livelihoods of millions of people. Confronting those future changes means assessing the problem before it happens and...