by Sean Mattson | Apr 9, 2019
The discovery of genes responsible for asexual reproduction in a tropical grass may reduce negative impacts of cattle farming. The grass captures carbon, reduces gas emissions from soils, restores degraded land, and improves cattle health and productivity. Cattle are...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Mar 11, 2019
By 2040, rainfall on wheat, soybean, rice and maize will have changed, even if Paris Agreement emissions targets are met. Projections show parts of Europe, Africa, the Americas and Australia will be drier, while the tropics and north will be wetter. Even if humans...
by Augusto Castro | Feb 14, 2018
A scene from the 2017 Bonn climate summit. Photo by: UNFCCC This op-ed was originally published on Medium. The start of 2018 marked the beginning of a process called the Talanoa Dialogue, which aims to check how countries are faring in meeting their Paris Agreement...
by Georgina Smith | Dec 16, 2016
Silas Mdoe has a weapon against poverty and drought. It’s so unassuming that most farmers completely overlook it: livestock grass. As this recent study shows, keeping livestock can help farmers like Silas earn more money and put more food on the table, especially...
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