Solving hunger and malnutrition in Africa requires business, governments, social justice

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Oct 14, 2018

The battle against hunger and malnutrition in Africa is heading in a positive direction, with impressive gains made across the continent in recent decades. But governments and the private sector still have many obstacles and opportunities to definitively bring an end...

When understanding drivers of food systems becomes a planetary priority

by Erika Eliana Mosquera | Aug 3, 2018

Photo credit: © TBIT / Pixabay  The shift from undernutrition to overnutrition is the fastest and most dramatic societal transformation ever observed in human history. Even the invention of electricity or the introduction of railway transport did not have such...

Open in order to stop malnutrition in Africa

by Fridah Nyakundi | Oct 23, 2017

Can you imagine if we could accurately predict a looming malnutrition crisis, in the same way, we forecast impending food security problems such as extreme hunger and famine? CIAT is using big data and machine learning to develop a Nutrition Early Warning System...

The road out of poverty depends on feeding our children nutritious food first

by Mercy Lungaho | Oct 18, 2017

At the 2017 Borlaug Dialogue this week, October 18-20, Dr. Mercy Lung’aho says feeding our youth more nutritious food is critical for a prosperous Africa. Her opinion piece was first published by Inter Press Service News Agency.  One drizzly morning in some lush...

The Digital Revolution and African Agriculture: why we need to seize this moment

by Georgina Smith | Sep 14, 2017

By Debisi Araba, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)’s Director for Africa  The game of football, or soccer, as fans would agree, has evolved greatly over the last few decades. Approaches are more technical and goals are harder to come by. With...