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Colombia faces multiple challenges in climate change adaptation
After another busy day at the National Dialogue about Climate Change event in Bogota, Colombia, CIAT’s Andy Jarvis provides a round-up. Today we presented our report on the priorities and opportunities...
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World Bank to invest billions more in agriculture
The World Bank has pledged to invest billions more in agriculture in response to new statistics that show the recent food price hikes are driving millions of people into extreme poverty. The World Bank...
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Green economy key to development success—UN
A global transition to a low-carbon, resource-efficient economy will help boost economic growth and reduce poverty, and won’t cost the earth, according to a new report from the UN. Towards a green...
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Eco-efficient agriculture could solve “crisis of poverty”– UN
Eco-efficient farming could help confront the food and “poverty” crisis by boosting yields and reducing food prices, according to the United Nations (UN), BusinessGreen reports. The new UN report...
View ArticleAfrica one step closer to GM
More African nations could be moving closer to formally introducing genetically modified (GM) crops, as the increasing demand on food production and natural resources forces them to consider all the...
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Hope for a hunger-free Africa
By CIAT Africa There is hope for a hunger-free Africa – this was the optimistic message from Dr. Namanga Ngongi, of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), during his keynote address at...
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The story of agriculture and the green economy
Farming First has produced The Story of Agriculture and the Green Economy, a sleek six-part “inforgraphic” to depict the link between agriculture and economic growth, employment, hunger and poverty...
View ArticleG20 leaves food crisis looming?
The food system will continue to suffer from a lack of strong leadership, and food price volatility will reign, say food experts and aid agencies following the first-ever G20 agricultural ministers’...
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Climate change to ruin Valentine’s Day?
CIAT’s 2011 study into the possible effects of climate change on the production of cocoa – the key raw ingredient in chocolate – seems to pop up everywhere these days. It got a mention in this piece...
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Climate change: a blessing in disguise for India’s apple farmers?
If you’d like a glimpse of what successful climate change adaptation looks like, this short photofilm is a good place to start. Click here to view the video on YouTube. In the 1950s, apple production...
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Nicaragua: water harvesting work featured in New Agriculturist
If you’ve ever been to Nicaragua during the dry season, you’ll know why we’ve been getting very excited about some water harvesting rpojects there. For the latest on the work – by the CIAT-based Latin...
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Flesh-eating cassava virus pushes west across Africa
Scientists are struggling to contain a flesh-eating virus sweeping across the cassava plantations of Africa, destined for the world’s biggest producer and consumer, Nigeria. The devastating epidemic of...
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Bean impact: making sense of 16%
Having had the chance to witness the spread of better beans in East Africa it was great to hear that the, well, bean counters had been sent in to do a formal impact assessment. The results will form...
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Arabica’s magic skin
Like the mysterious magic skin in the 19th century novel by French author Balzac, the area suitable for growing Arabica coffee in Mesoamerica is shrinking away as temperatures rise and rainfall...
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Changing the backstory of smallholder coffee production
Discriminating coffee enthusiasts expect a lot from their espressos, cappuccinos, and lattes. These consumers want a “mind-blowing” coffee, which not only has an extraordinary taste but also comes...
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Informing decision makers on climate change adaptation in Haiti
On 28 August, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Haiti’s Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Rural Development (MARDNR) convened a conference in Port au Prince, Haiti, to present and...
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Beans to the rescue in the fight against child malnutrition and school...
Branza lives in an orphanage of Antananarivo because his parents cannot afford to feed him. Twelve-year-old Branza has lived in an orphanage in Antananarivo, Madagascar’s capital, since 2010, because...
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EATxCali: Hungry for a Sustainable Food System
When I grew up, poor people were thin. Books, films and news coverage of famines perpetuated the stereotype. But today, poor people are increasingly likely to be overweight. Now it’s often the rich...
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