Is climate-smart agriculture the silver bullet to attract youth to agriculture?

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Jul 11, 2019

Cross-posted from: CCAFS The average African farmer’s age is nearly 60. Stakeholders come together to brainstorm pathways of inspiring young people into agriculture. With the average African farmer’s age hitting nearly 60 years, the sector’s stakeholders have been...

Inspired by the past, empowered for the future: CIAT looks forward to its next 50 years

by Ruben G. Echeverría | Apr 15, 2018

Over the course of 50 years, CIAT had distinguished itself for its contributions to development through innovative agricultural research across the tropics. Building on this track record, we move forward into the next half century committed to better understanding and...

Student perspectives from the field: Talking about the weather in Chiapas, Mexico

by CIAT Comunicaciones | May 5, 2017

By Lara Lookabaugh | May 05, 2017 I met Lucy through Mari, an organizer of Mujeres y Maíz Criollo. Lucy lives in Amatenango, a community of Tseltal farmers outside of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. When I arrived in Amatenango, Lucy wasn’t home...

Iron beans from the garden to the plate

by Sylvia Pineda | May 18, 2016

By: Laetitia Umulisa Farmers from Burera District and United States Agency for International Development (USAID), teams from Rwanda and United States of America have enjoyed iron beans field tour and meals on 13th of May 2016 in Cyanika Sector of Burera District in...

Strengthening traditional markets benefits small producers and poor consumers

by CIAT Comunicaciones | May 17, 2016

By Irene van Loosen This week CIAT’s Linking Farmers to Markets team published a new policy brief on Traditional Markets for Poverty Reduction and Food Security: Exploring Policy Options in Honduras and Nicaragua. The project, funded by the Ford Foundation, was...