The project “Seasonal climate forecasts for agricultural crop and risk management” was jointly developed by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Brazil, under the CGIAR Resea…
One of the most important activities carried out under the project “Seasonal climate forecasts for agricultural crop and risk management” developed by CIAT and INPE was the participation of CIAT and CIP in WorkEta IV. The work is part of th…
A new public-private partnership across Latin America promises to boost rice productivity and could help bolster the region as an emerging food basket for the world. Launched in 2012, the Hybrid Rice Consortium for Latin America (HIAAL, by its Spanish …
HarvestPlus, the joint CIAT- International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) programme to develop nutritionally-improved – or “biofortified” – staple food crops in Africa, Asia and Latin America, marked its ninth year with a number of new …
Can the Terra-i tool only detect areas of natural vegetation loss? The answer is: “No”! Indeed, increases in the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) associated with vegetation growth, either natural or introduced, can also be detected.
