Climate change – predicting the future
CIAT’s climate change expert Andy Jarvis speaks to science podcaster EarthSky about his work to predict the effects of climate change on some of the world’s most important crops. You can listen to Andy...
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In pictures – AgroSalud featured in New Agriculturist
A picture feature on the work of AgroSalud, the pioneering CIAT-based initiative working to improve the nutritional content of staple crops in Latin America, appears in the latest edition of New...
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Thailand in “sting operation” to kill cassava pest
Eco-efficient South American wasp to seek-and-destroy mealybug plague A carefully crafted emergency campaign is underway to thwart a pest outbreak wreaking havoc on cassava production in Thailand....
View ArticleCIAT in two-part Voice of America feature
CIAT’s work to predict the possible impact of climate change on agriculture and food security features in a two-part documentary produced by US broadcaster Voice of America. In the documentary, Andy...
View ArticleVoice of America reveals the secrets of CIAT “supergrass”
CIAT scientists feature in a new documentary about the environmental benefits of brachiaria, produced by US broadcaster Voice of America. Brachiaria – a nutritious forage grass – can drastically reduce...
View ArticleClimate change photo stories are now online
Farmer testimonials highlight the challenge of adapting agriculture to two degrees of global warming You hear a lot about “two degrees” nowadays. Conventional wisdom has it that if the international...
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Predicting crop suitability – the CaNaSTA story
CIAT scientist Peter Laderach has co-authored a new book on the benefits of the CaNaSTA (Crop Niche Selection in Tropical Agriculture) software. See the book: Crop Niche Selection for Tropical...
View ArticleWorld Food Prices – CIAT Analysis
CIAT’s economist Bernardo Creamer talks about the recent rises in world food prices, and compares the situation now with the world food price crisis of 2006-2008. He also raises the importance of...
View ArticleCyclone Yasi pushes up sugar prices to new high
First there were devastating floods, now Cyclone Yasi, which battered the state of Queensland in Australia yesterday, is thought to have destroyed half of the state’s sugar crop, forcing up the price...
View ArticleCIAT’s first-ever video diary: Jarvis brings crop wild relatives in from the...
In the first-ever video diary for the CIAT blog, Andy Jarvis gives us an update from a chilly Kew Gardens in London, UK. Andy is at Kew for a warm-up meeting relating to CIAT’s role in a new USD50m...
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Sri Lanka: one-third of rice “completely destroyed”
Heavy monsoon flooding in the second-half of January has cut Sri Lanka’s staple rice crop by 35%, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture announced today. Reuters reports that the Ministry estimates that...
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault marks 3rd birthday
Congratulations to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which celebrates its third birthday today. The huge repository, buried in permafrost in the Norwegian archipeligo of Svalbard, serves as a back-up for...
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CIAT’s work on drought tolerance and aluminium toxicity featured in New...
CIAT’s work to improve the performance of essential smallholder crops under conditions of drought and acid soil is featured today in the online development magazine New Agriculturist. Click to read...
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...
View ArticleCIAT’s gene bank featured in The Seattle Times
Pest resistance. Climate change adaptation. Improved nutrition… If you still need to be convinced of the global importance of plant genetic conservation, take a look at a second article published today...
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CIAT and partners toast new BREAD project
A pioneering initiative by scientists at CIAT, our sister center the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the University of California-Davis, could significantly speed-up the...
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“Window of opportunity” for climate change adaptation
Good news, finally. And I don’t mean for dentists. A new compendium of research released today outlines the best options for “climate-proofing” some of the world’s most important food crops. It...
View ArticleGlobal nutrition program to revitalize efforts in Latin American and Caribbean
An exciting announcement from our partners, HarvestPlus: Latin American countries (LAC) are about to benefit from a renewed effort to improve nutrition and public health. AgroSalud, a program that has...
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Mineral fertiliser is the key to unlocking Africa’s agricultural potential
What is the answer to increasing fertiliser use in Africa? It’s a question many have asked for decades, yet, despite a myriad of meetings, programmes, movements and initiatives, the vast majority of...
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Visualizing evolving global diets: National Geographic puts CIAT’s data into...
Earlier this year, CIAT published a study in PNAS, which addresses the increasing homogeneity of global food supplies and the implications for food security. It revealed that diets worldwide have...
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