by Maria Eliza Villarino If there’s one word that encapsulates Colombia, it is diversity. You see that in its people, you see that in its climate, and you even see that in the way farmers cultivate...
A global food system sustainability study builds the first map of its kind to score the sustainability of food systems, country-by-country. The study goes beyond usual questions of productivity and...
by Rosemary Nzuk The idea of visualizing soil data at a glance electronically is exciting to many actors in agriculture and land-use planning. Previously, soil characterization required traveling to...
By Sylvia Pineda IDB Lab, CIAT and SoftBank partner to promote smart rice farming in Colombia The Inter-American Development Bank, through its innovation lab – IDB Lab, approved US$2 million funding...
By Sean Mattson Uganda’s newest health food craze began in the slums of Kampala. It started when a handful of women tried an unusual porridge, which is made from five grains grown in nearby...
Highlights Agriculture plays an important role in the economy of Iringa District. The sector employs about 73% of economically active people and generates nearly 99% of the GDP of rural Iringa. More...
Technical Report Background and Purpose of this study With more than 90% of its population exposed to natural disasters, Haiti is an extremely vulnerable country. In January 2017, Haiti was ranked as...
by Maria Eliza Villarino | Mar 12, 2019 Colombia has set ambitious targets to mitigate climate change and achieve stability. One promising approach to help achieve those simultaneously is designing...
Presented by Diksha Arora (CIAT Gender Team) Introduction A large body of evidence emphasizes on the importance of applying a gendered approach to understanding the impact of climate change and...
Presented by Fanny Howland, Diksha Arora, Osana Bonilla-Findji (CIAT/CCAFS) Background This work is implemented in the context of the Climate Smart Villages AR4D approach, developed by the CGIAR...