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The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

As global population grows so will demand for animal protein (Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving, 2009…

CIAT leads project to reduce deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

The initiative, jointly coordinated with the Peruvian Ministry of Environment (MINAM) and Ministry o…

African policy makers turn on to biofortification

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Biofortification, or the genetic improvement of crops for better nutritional value, is an effort tha…

Mali Minister of Agriculture, Moulaye Ahmed Boubacar (foreground left) interacting with Dr John Nzungize (right). Also seen in the picture are Ambassador Dennis B Hankins (in the center), and Dr Ramadjita Tabo (left back).

US Government renews commitment to Mali’s food security and agriculture-led economic growth

CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)

Food security
Health

Renewing its commitment to investments in Mali, USAID’s partnership declaration event at the US Em…

Understanding farmer concerns to improve pest and disease management

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Food security

Insect pests and diseases are high on the list of concerns for farmers of root,…

Is climate-smart agriculture the silver bullet to attract youth to agriculture?

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

With the average African farmer’s age hitting nearly 60 years, the sector’s stakeholders have be…

Biofortified staples may hold the key to India’s rural malnutrition

World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

Health
Nutrition

The national elections in India may well be over, but the persistent issue of malnutrition…

Ernesto Morón: cultivating timber trees in the Peruvian Amazon

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Climate adaptation & mitigation

Recently, researchers of the FuenteS project visited the farm of Ernesto Morón, who is producing…

Mastercard partners with USADF and CIAT to open up new opportunities for smallholder farmers across Africa

CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)

Kampala, Uganda July 10, 2019 - Mastercard has today announced the signing of two public-private…

Most of the food in Vietnam is bought from informal traders. Photo by C. De Bode/CGIAR

System effects modelling helps identify challenges, impacts and strategies for improving food safety

CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)

Health

In May 2019, food safety researchers from Cambodia and Vietnam participated in a training on…

A milestone in developing food-based dietary guidelines for Ethiopia

CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

Nutrition

Efforts to develop food-based dietary guidelines for Ethiopia reached a milestone in May 2019 when…

Effective farmers confronting climate change

Climate adaptation & mitigation

Recent research from diverse contexts points to the importance of “local” in driving climate ada…

AfricaRice hybrid rice varieties spark seed companies’ interest in Africa

AfricaRice

Biodiversity
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Nutrition

9 July 2019, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. A set of four high-yielding hybrid rice varieties with…

The COOL women of Malaita

WorldFish

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

In the Solomon Islands, an archipelago of almost 1000 islands, fishing provides an income for…

CIAT, CAAS establish Beijing joint lab and expand scientific cooperation

World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

In further strengthening scientific cooperation, CIAT and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Scienc…

Regreening activities kick-off in Somalia