by Neil Palmer | Feb 10, 2016
Representatives of the European Union (EU) visited CIAT headquarters yesterday, getting a glimpse of how Colombia can transition to a post-conflict era through productive, profitable and sustainable agriculture. The prospect of an imminent end to the country’s...
by Ruben G. Echeverría | Feb 9, 2016
This article first appeared in Spanish in Colombia’s national newspaper El Tiempo, on Tuesday, 9th February, 2016. I was a teenager when I first learned about the civil war in Colombia. I heard the news on the radio in my native Uruguay. Five decades...
by Neil Palmer | Dec 18, 2015
If you’re a regular visitor to the CIAT blog, you’ll already know that climate change is expected to take a big bite out of chocolate production. A storm is brewing for coffee too. You’ve probably also been hearing that climate-smart agriculture (CSA) can help farmers...
by Deborah Bossio | Nov 27, 2015
2015 has been an exciting year for those of us engaged in research to support sustainable development of agriculture in the tropics. The Sustainable Development Goals have been adopted, and incorporate goals for society, agriculture, and ecosystems, including the...
by Juliet Braslow | Oct 14, 2015
Smallholder farmers are not equal. Take Susan. She is perceived as a “small” farmer in her community of Soweto (Wote) in semi-arid Kenya. She doesn’t own land. The 0.5 ha she cultivates belong to her in-laws. The average farm size in her area is between 1 and 5ha....