El pasado 4 de julio de 2023 la Organización Meteorológica Mundial – OMM, organismo técnico de las Naciones Unidas y autoridad en la materia, anunció que las condiciones están dadas para el fenómeno del Niño [1]. Ha habido expectativa por la llegada de El Niño, ocupando los principales titulares de las noticias y generando a su alrededor una sensación de
What are enset root mealybugs? Enset root mealybugs are an important pest affecting the cultivation of the enset crop. Enset is only cultivated on smallholder farms in the Ethiopian highlands, where it is a staple starch food for ~20 million people. The enset plant looks similar to a banana plant, but is not grown for its fruits. Rather, the plant
Palmira, Colombia. Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator and U.S. Senator, visited on August 2 the campus of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in Palmira, Colombia. Accompanied by a delegation from the space agency, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, Nelson had the opportunity to learn first-hand about the progress of the SERVIR-Amazonia
Millions of people around the world depend on coffee daily. While Scandinavian countries lead the way in annual consumption (as high as 12kg per person in Finland), nearly all coffee has its agricultural roots in the Southern Hemisphere. Brazil, Vietnam, and Colombia are the top global coffee producers, while Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya shine as coffee powerhouses in Africa. Coffee
For most of us this year, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has leapt from the realm of the possible to the inevitable. Sectors from healthcare to media are grappling with AI’s abilities, and agriculture is no exception. CGIAR scientists have already spent years exploring how AI can further efforts to sustainably grow resilient crops and ensure that farmers adapt
According to a recent global analysis, only 1% of the global public data on bee distribution comes from Asia, even though 15% of the world’s bee species are thought to live there. In a new paper, “Opportunities and challenges in Asian bee research and conservation”, published in the journal Biological Conservation, 74 researchers from various regions including 13 Asian
Vietnam’s climate conditions have greatly affected the vulnerability of its local agriculture. In 2020, the region lost US$ 10 billion as a result of the impacts of climate change. Additionally, in 2022, 874 hectares of rice and 4,445 hectares of other crops in many areas of Vietnam were flooded due to Typhoon Noru. A recent study estimated that with a
The CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform and Rockstart power this innovation challenge with the aim of providing know-how and network to entrepreneurs in Latin America who are working to ensure the cocoa industry contributes to forest conservation and peacebuilding. Are you an innovator working on a solution that is applicable to the cocoa value chain in Colombia? Applications are open