Congo guinea pig count keeps rising
Mainstream international media interest in CIAT’s work to improve guinea pig production in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo continues today. The BBC’s Spanish language site BBC Mundo gives a great...
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CIAT’s new annual report – out now
We’re very pleased to announce that CIAT’s annual report 2009 is now available. An Eco-Efficiency Imperative for Tropical Agriculture elaborates CIAT’s commitment to sustainable, scientific solutions...
View ArticleAmbitious cocoa project featured in Coffee & Cocoa International
The latest on an ambitious project involving CIAT and key partners to improve the livelihoods of West African cocoa farmers is featured in the current edition of trade magazine Coffee and Cocoa...
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CIAT’s innovation helps Ugandan farmers go organic
A CIAT-pioneered research approach has been proven to develop business skills in smallholder farmers, helping them to build profitable agro-enterprises, according to a recent study. The study, carried...
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World Water Day: Tapping the potential of H2O
On World Water Day 2011, an occasion for raising awareness about the sustainable use of one of the world’s most precious resources, you can calculate your water footprint here to check if you’re a...
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Africa experiences a series of “mini-Green Revolutions”
International conference to bring good news from the Great Lakes New eco-efficient farming practices have triggered a series of “mini-Green Revolutions” in the Great Lakes region of Africa, and will be...
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254,863 Flickr hits – Thank you!
CIAT’s photo gallery on the picture sharing website Flickr has now received over a quarter-of-a-million hits. The landmark figure was reached last week, while I was deep in the Amazon Rainforest – one...
View ArticleJust add water: food production transformed in drought-prone Nicaragua
Following last week’s tantalising post about some very exciting water harvesting pilot projects in Nicaragua, today we can bring you a just-finished photofilm, documenting the work – and its potential...
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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...
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Mi cassava es tu cassava
New research shows just how much different regions of the world rely on each other for the foods they know and love – and why it’s time to share This world is really messed up. Especially when it comes...
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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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Bovine Intervention: Colombia prepares to give unsustainable cattle...
An ambitious proposal from the Colombian government to make cattle production more sustainable could save over a billion tonnes in greenhouse gas emissions, while protecting forests, regenerating land...
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