Banding together: A global community committed to biodi...

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Guaranteeing food security in times of (climate) change...

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The Ford Foundation and CIAT: An enduring partnership s...

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Germany funds critical to maintaining CIAT’s crop col...

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Promising USDA-FAS scientific fellows join CIAT

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Video: IFAD-funded support for cassava farmers in Cambodia

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New PABRA Infographic: Better beans to enhance food security, incomes, and health in Africa

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On the donor trail in Southern Africa

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APC-Colombia and CIAT, partners in fostering good agricultural practices

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New PABRA Infographic: Better beans to enhance food security, incomes, and health in Africa - CIAT: […] Impact to be proud of […]

New infographic on the Pan-Africa Bean Research AllianceSupport CIAT: […] Partnership – the heart of bean research […]

New infographic on the Pan-Africa Bean Research AllianceSupport CIAT: […] Impact to be proud of […]

Spotlight on CIAT’s cassava research in Asia - CIAT: […] post Spotlight on CIAT’s cassava research in Asia appeared first on Support […]

Cassava, beans and soils, core components of a new project in Haiti - CIAT: […] project is the result of a visit to CIAT by Haiti’s Minister of Agriculture in 2013, which re-opened the door for substantially and positively impacting the lives of Haitian […]

Global Crop Diversity Trust's Marie Haga visits CIAT genebankSupport CIAT: […] stories: Urgent call to collect and preserve crop biodiversity Global community committed to biodiversity and food security CIAT sends fourth shipment to Arctic seed […]

CIAT and partners launch new smallholder farmer project in HaitiSupport CIAT: […] Related stories: Informing decision makers on climate change adaptation in Haiti IFAD and CIAT: Taking the fast track… […]

CIAT and partners launch new smallholder farmer project in HaitiSupport CIAT: […] project is the result of a visit to CIAT by Haiti’s Minister of Agriculture in 2013, which re-opened the door for substantially and positively impacting the lives of Haitian […]

Crop diversity is key to a world with no hunger - CIAT: […] NEW CIAT Annual Report 2014 Germany funds critical to maintaining CIAT’s crop collections Global community committed to biodiversity and food security Crop Trust’s Marie Haga visits […]

Germany invests in new CIAT genebank and crop diversity conservationSupport CIAT: […] NEW CIAT Annual Report 2014 Germany funds critical to maintaining CIAT’s crop collections Global community committed to biodiversity and food security Crop Trust’s Marie Haga visits CIAT […]

Germany invests in new CIAT genebank and crop diversity conservationSupport CIAT: […] Germany funds critical to maintaining CIAT’s crop collections Global community committed to biodiversity and food security Crop Trust’s Marie Haga visits […]

Implementing CSA in East Africa: closing the last mile! - CIAT: […] Finding the right mix of climate-smart solutions in East Africa […]

Implementing CSA in East Africa: closing the last mile! | DAPA: […] Finding the right mix of climate-smart solutions in East Africa […]

Land management matters: Malawian communities create maps to find answers - CIAT: […] in January intense rainfall and flooding swept away much of the fields, soil and seeds alike.  Our AGORA* team witnessed the force of these rains during a participatory mapping exercise in Ntcheu […]

Land management matters: Malawian communities create maps to find answers | SoilsSoils: […] in January intense rainfall and flooding swept away much of the fields, soil and seeds alike.  Our AGORA* team witnessed the force of these rains during a participatory mapping exercise in Ntcheu […]

Planting the Seed of CSA, a pathway for out scaling - CIAT: […] Two Tanzanian sites (Lushoto and Kilolo – SAGCOT area) see more about this project at: Finding the right mix of climate-smart solutions in East Africa Initial research highlights: importance of gender in food security innovations Priritization of CSA […]

Planting the Seed of CSA | DAPA: […] Two Tanzanian sites (Lushoto and Kilolo – SAGCOT area) see more about this project at: Finding the right mix of climate-smart solutions in East Africa Initial research highlights: importance of gender in food security innovations Priritization of CSA […]

Partnership – the heart of bean research - CIAT: […] post Partnership – the heart of bean research appeared first on Support […]

Michigan State University grows from land-grant roots - CIAT: […] stories: Michigan State University and CIAT train partners in East Africa in bean root rot disease USAID supports partnership between U.S. universities and CGIAR research for gender-equitable agricul…Stewardship Report: CIAT’s partnership with […]

Michigan State University partners with CIAT on agricultural researchSupport CIAT: […] stories: Michigan State University and CIAT train partners in East Africa in bean root rot disease USAID supports partnership between U.S. universities and CGIAR research for gender-equitable agricul…Stewardship Report: CIAT’s partnership with […]

BirdBarista: Based on their 2013 CSV report, only a very small percentage (<10%) of the ~870,000 metric tons of coffee purchased by Nestlé is covered by any sort of "sustainability" standards, and much of that is under the extremely basic 4C standards. They have a long way to go. See http://www.coffeehabitat.com/2014/05/nestle-2013-sustainability-report/

Nibbles: Conservation course history, Language and DNA, Entomophagy blog, IPBES help, Phenomics methods database, Sustainable Nestlé: […] Nestlé’s sustainable agriculture guy visits CIAT, plants coconut, talks supply chains. […]

Switzerland cooperation on agricultural research: A tradition with a future - CIAT: […] post Switzerland cooperation on agricultural research: A tradition with a future appeared first on Support […]

Clever plant science is not enough on its own - CIAT: […] US governments. I am delighted that the Syngenta Foundation has recently also teamed up to develop biofortified beans for Burundi, Kenya and Rwanda. These beans are rich in iron and […]

Clever plant science is not enough on its own - CIAT: […] aimed at restoring degraded land and making agriculture ‘climate-smarter’. CIAT also runs a genebank with more than 65,000 samples of beans, cassava and tropical forages. This collection is a […]

Interview: Syngenta Foundation speaks to CIAT Director GeneralSupport CIAT: […] US governments. I am delighted that the Syngenta Foundation has recently also teamed up to develop biofortified beans for Burundi, Kenya and Rwanda. These beans are rich in iron and […]

Interview: Syngenta Foundation speaks to CIAT Director GeneralSupport CIAT: […] aimed at restoring degraded land and making agriculture ‘climate-smarter’. CIAT also runs a genebank with more than 65,000 samples of beans, cassava and tropical forages. This collection is a […]

RTB develops partnerships with US universities for gender research - CIAT: […] Related story: USAID supports partnership between U.S. universities and CGIAR research for gender-equitable agricul… […]

USAID supports CGIAR RTB partnership with US universitiesSupport CIAT: […] Related story: USAID supports partnership between U.S. universities and CGIAR research for gender-equitable agricul… […]

Iniciativa 20×20: Dando rumbo a la restauración de tierras a gran escala - CIAT: […] para movilizar el apoyo de los sectores público y privado para la restauración de tierras (blog). Este es un país cuyos líderes entienden que los beneficios económicos compartidos vienen de la […]

A powerful voice for climate-smart agriculture in the tropics - CIAT: […] won the Big Data Climate Challenge award recently, which we received from the United Nations for our work in using weather and rice […]

Interview with CIAT's Ruben G. Echeverría by Global Harvest InitiativeSupport CIAT: […] won the Big Data Climate Challenge award recently, which we received from the United Nations for our work in using weather and rice […]

Initiative 20×20: Getting large-scale land restoration on track - CIAT: […] and novel financial mechanisms to mobilize public and private sector support for land restoration (blog). This is a country whose leaders understand that shared economic benefits come with shared […]

Mapping cassava beyond deception - CIAT: […] post Mapping cassava beyond deception appeared first on Support […]

Syngenta Foundation: Sowing the seeds for stronger bean seed systems - CIAT: […] post Syngenta Foundation: Sowing the seeds for stronger bean seed systems appeared first on Support […]

German-funded research on climate-smart crop-livestock systems - CIAT: […] post German-funded research on climate-smart crop-livestock systems appeared first on Support […]

CIAT appoints new Emeritus in Vietnam - CIAT: […] “Much remains to be done in the region if we are to achieve our strategic objectives, as well as contribute to the Millennium Development Goals,” said Ruben G. Echeverría, CIAT’s Director General. But the appointment of Dr. Bo, he added, will help the Center strengthen its research portfolio in Asia, working closely with CIAT’s new Regional Director Dindo Campilan. […]

Dr. Nguyen Van Bo: New CIAT Emeritus in VietnamSupport CIAT: […] “Much remains to be done in the region if we are to achieve our strategic objectives, as well as contribute to the Millennium Development Goals,” said Ruben G. Echeverría, CIAT’s Director General. But the appointment of Dr. Bo, he added, will help the Center strengthen its research portfolio in Asia, working closely with CIAT’s new Regional Director Dindo Campilan. […]

Crop Trust’s Marie Haga visits CIAT genebank - CIAT: […] stories: Urgent call to collect and preserve crop biodiversity Global community committed to biodiversity and food security CIAT sends fourth shipment to Arctic seed […]

Crop Trust’s Marie Haga visits CIAT genebank - CIAT: […] stories: Urgent call to collect and preserve crop biodiversity Global community committed to biodiversity and food security CIAT sends fourth shipment to Arctic […]

Crop Trust’s Marie Haga visits CIAT genebank - CIAT: […] drought tolerance, and develop improved crops more effectively. Haga also highlighted the need to speed breeding cycles in order to reach more farmers, faster, with crops that better meet their […]

Global Crop Diversity Trust's Marie Haga visits CIAT genebankSupport CIAT: […] stories: Urgent call to collect and preserve crop biodiversity Global community committed to biodiversity and food security CIAT sends fourth shipment to Arctic […]

Global Crop Diversity Trust's Marie Haga visits CIAT genebankSupport CIAT: […] drought tolerance, and develop improved crops more effectively. Haga also highlighted the need to speed breeding cycles in order to reach more farmers, faster, with crops that better meet their […]

(Innovation + compromise) * articulation = our team’s answer to challenges - CIAT: […] Dindo Campilan, CIAT’s new Vietnam-based Asia Regional Director, also attended our meeting and expressed interest in working in market-related projects once regional support staffs are established. It’s worth highlighting that the growth we’re seeing in LFM is proven by a demand to implement LFM methodologies around products such as cassava and tropical forages. […]

(Innovación + compromiso) * articulación: nuestra fórmula de equipo ante los desafíos | DAPA: […] Dindo Campilan, nuevo director regional del CIAT en Asia, con sede en Vietnam, también nos acompañó en la reunión y expresó su interés por trabajar en el área de mercados una vez cuente con personal de soporte para realizar actividades en su región. Es de resaltar el crecimiento que estamos viendo en la demanda para aplicar las metodologías LFM entorno  a productos como yuca y forrajes tropicales, para lo cual se están gestionando los recursos. […]

Our team’s answer to challenges | DAPA: […] Dindo Campilan, CIAT’s new Vietnam-based Asia Regional Director, also attended our meeting and expressed interest in working in market-related projects once regional support staffs are established. It’s worth highlighting that the growth we’re seeing in LFM is proven by a demand to implement LFM methodologies around products such as cassava and tropical forages. […]

Anonymous donor provides seed money for Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales Journal - CIAT: […] post Anonymous donor provides seed money for Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales Journal appeared first on Support […]

Informing decision makers on climate change adaptation in Haiti - CIAT: […] post Informing decision makers on climate change adaptation in Haiti appeared first on Support […]

Informing decision makers on climate change adaptation in Haiti - CIAT: […] especially on its experience with climate proofing Colombia’s agricultural sector, CIAT stands ready to provide further support and inform the decision and policy makers in this […]

In Haiti decision makers prepare for climate change adaptationSupport CIAT: […] especially on its experience with climate proofing Colombia’s agricultural sector, CIAT stands ready to provide further support and inform the decision and policy makers in this […]

UN awards big data project for confronting crazy weather in rice production - CIAT: […] post UN awards big data project for confronting crazy weather in rice production appeared first on Support […]

Up to more good: New German support for sustainable development in the Amazon - CIAT: […] A number of ongoing global projects supported by the German government, through GIZ, BMZ, and other German institutions, are using a wide range of approaches to confront climate change and build resilience, including developing improved forages to reduce nitrification in soil, preserving and leveraging crop diversity, and restoring degraded agroecosystems. […]

Up to more good: New German support for sustainable development in the Amazon - CIAT: […] post Up to more good: New German support for sustainable development in the Amazon appeared first on Support […]

Up to more good: New German support for sustainable development in the Amazon - CIAT: […] change and build resilience, including developing improved forages to reduce nitrification in soil, preserving and leveraging crop diversity, and restoring degraded […]

New German (BMUB) support for sustainable development in the AmazonSupport CIAT: […] A number of ongoing global projects supported by the German government, through GIZ, BMZ, and other German institutions, are using a wide range of approaches to confront climate change and build resilience, including developing improved forages to reduce nitrification in soil, preserving and leveraging crop diversity, and restoring degraded agroecosystems. […]

World Bank VP: Crop Diversity Is Key to Climate AdaptationSupport CIAT: […] stories: Will the pursuit of food security weaken the resilience of global food systems Global community committed to biodiversity and food security Plant Genetic Resources: Foundations for a Food-Secure and Climate-Resilient Future in the […]

The Faces Behind the Data: Sharing Supply Chain Study Results in Boyacá and Quindío | DAPA: […] the Boyacá and Quindío departments, respectively, to present results from last year’s study, “Public Policies on Linking Farmers to Markets in Colombia and the Latin American Region: Making Farm…,” funded by the Ford […]

Una lucha hasta el fin contra el cambio climático - CIAT: […] el primer “round”, realizarán una evaluación regional integral de la vulnerabilidad de la agricultura ante los impactos del cambio climático, partiendo de […]

Colombia’s Vice Minister of Agriculture visits CIAT - CIAT: […] post Colombia’s Vice Minister of Agriculture visits CIAT appeared first on Support […]

Changing the backstory of smallholder coffee production - CIAT: […] post Changing the backstory of smallholder coffee production appeared first on Support […]

Climate Smart Knowledge Sharing in Tanzania | DAPA: […] Lushoto, in the West Usambara Mountains in Northern Tanzania, has been selected as the location to initiate the work.  Researchers visited in June 2014 to begin the process of local knowledge gathering from farmers and experts to create Climate Smart Agriculture packages of practices appropriate for potential demonstration and adoption in Lushoto, alongside exploration of implementation methodology and policy considerations.   Data gathered from these workshops build on existing efforts, including the CCAFS Baseline Surveys, IMPACTLite surveys, land and soil health biophysical surveys, as well as previous initiatives, to identify current CSA practices. […]

A fight to the finish against climate change - CIAT: […] post A fight to the finish against climate change appeared first on Support […]

New German (BMUB) support for sustainable development in the AmazonSupport CIAT: […] change and build resilience, including developing improved forages to reduce nitrification in soil, preserving and leveraging crop diversity, and restoring degraded […]

Smart development in 5 questions - CIAT: […] post Smart development in 5 questions appeared first on Support […]

MARLON C.ELEJORDE: what the important part to control cassava witches broom?

Unraveling the genetic secrets of the insect vectors of crop virus diseases - CIAT: […] post Unraveling the genetic secrets of the insect vectors of crop virus diseases appeared first on Support […]

Banding together: A global community committed to biodiversity and food security - CIAT: […] post Banding together: A global community committed to biodiversity and food security appeared first on Support […]

CWR Diversity – Banding together: A global community committed to biodiversity and food security: […] Written by: Melissa Reichwage and reposted from CIAT […]

Banding together: A global community committed to biodiversity and food security | DAPA: […] Written by: Melissa Reichwage and reposted from CIAT […]

Race to halt mystery curse spreading across Southeast Asia - CIAT: […] Colombia is key in the fight against Witches’ Broom  […]

Can Colombia lead the way to the agriculture of the future? - Hablemos de cambio climático: […] Guaranteeing food security in times of (climate) change […]

Feeling good with the Ford Foundation - CIAT: […] The Ford Foundation and CIAT: An enduring partnership supporting pro-poor policies […]

Three projects, two continents, one goal - CIAT: […] post Three projects, two continents, one goal appeared first on Support […]

Guaranteeing food security in times of (climate) change - CIAT: […] post Guaranteeing food security in times of (climate) change appeared first on Support […]

Interview with Ford Foundation’s David Kaimowitz: Discrimination, the common denominator for Latin America’s rural women - CIAT: […] post Interview with Ford Foundation’s David Kaimowitz: Discrimination, the common denominator for Latin… appeared first on Support […]

President of the Ford Foundation visits CIAT in ColombiaSupport CIAT: […] Related stories: The Ford Foundation and CIAT: An enduring partnership supporting pro-poor policies Understanding the impact of the Fair Trade for All initiative, cup by cup A first step in improving pro-poor supply chain policies in Latin America […]

President of the Ford Foundation visits CIAT in ColombiaSupport CIAT: […] stories: The Ford Foundation and CIAT: An enduring partnership supporting pro-poor policies Understanding the impact of the Fair Trade for All initiative, cup by cup A first step in improving pro-poor supply chain policies in Latin […]

President of the Ford Foundation visits CIAT in ColombiaSupport CIAT: […] stories: The Ford Foundation and CIAT: An enduring partnership supporting pro-poor policies Understanding the impact of the Fair Trade for All initiative, cup by cup A first step in improving […]

Colombia is key in the fight against cassava “witches’ broom” disease in Southeast Asia - CIAT: […] post Colombia is key in the fight against cassava “witches’ broom” disease in Southeast… appeared first on Support […]

Understanding the impact of the Fair Trade for All initiative, cup by cup - CIAT: […] post Understanding the impact of the Fair Trade for All initiative, cup by cup appeared first on Support […]

Santa Rosa Research Station: 30 years of agriculture research in Latin America - CIAT: […] post Santa Rosa Research Station: 30 years of agriculture research in Latin America appeared first on Support […]

Raising the bar for Haiti’s agricultural development - CIAT: […] post Raising the bar for Haiti’s agricultural development appeared first on Support […]

Tropical forages and cassava, two crops that bring China and CIAT closer together - CIAT: […] post Tropical forages and cassava, two crops that bring China and CIAT closer together appeared first on Support […]

Can Colombia lead the way to the agriculture of the future? - CIAT: […] related stories: Guaranteeing food security in times of (climate) change Colombia presenta  estrategia exitosa frente al cambio climático ante organismos multilaterales […]

Patricia Ruiz: Me pueden indicar, por favor, en donde puedo encontrar el documento que antes estaba en la siguiente dirección: http://gisweb.ciat.cgiar.org/Vulnerabilidad/social.htm Muchas gracias

Is the FT4ALL initiative really for “all”? | DAPA: […] Understanding the impact of the Fair Trade for All initiative, cup by cup […]

¿Puede Colombia liderar el camino hacia la agricultura del futuro? | Hablemos de cambio climático: […] Garantizar la seguridad alimentaria en tiempos de cambio climático […]

Can Colombia lead the way to the agriculture of the future? | Let's Talk Climate Change: […] Guaranteeing food security in times of (climate) change […]

Latin America looks to Colombia for climate change adaptationSupport CIAT: […] related stories: Guaranteeing food security in times of (climate) change Colombia presenta  estrategia exitosa frente al cambio climático ante organismos […]

Bikal Ghimire: Can any young student like me from Agriculture faculty, undergraduate be involved in your program? I have a keen interest to get involved. If I can please mail me : anzealex@gmail.com

Isa Laresp: Buenas tardes, mi pregunta es si ofrecen algún tipo de capacitación al público interesado en cualquiera de sus áreas??. Agradezco de antemano su respuesta.

Disease resistant bean varieties increase African farmers’ income | Truth About Trade & Technology: […] For more information, visit http://ciatblogs.cgiar.org/support/cgiar-marks-a-major-funding-milestone/ […]

IFPRI Hosts Workshop on Approaches and Methods for Policy Process Research | DAPA: […] attended the conference, presenting findings from a recently completed Ford Foundation funded initiative investigating the effectiveness of policy on rural agriculture productivity, connectivity and […]

Invasive mealybugs pose threat to cassava in Southeast AsiaSupport CIAT: […] crop, particularly in Indonesia. The crop supports an estimated 40 million people, and underpins a steadily growing local starch and biofuel industry. Last year in Vietnam alone, cassava exports were valued at USD 1.3 […]

A first step in improving pro-poor supply chain policies in Latin America | DAPA: […] for agriculture supply chains during a 3-day workshop held last week in Bogotá. As part of an ongoing project led by CIAT experts on Linking Farmers to Markets, international representatives from government […]

Un primer paso hacia el avance de las políticas públicas de cadenas productivas en América Latina | DAPA: […] productivas, durante un taller de tres días realizado la semana pasada en Bogotá. Como parte de un proyecto en curso dirigido por expertos en vinculación de agricultores a los mercados del CIAT, representantes […]

Workshop to improve pro-poor supply chain policies in Latin AmericaSupport CIAT: […] for agriculture supply chains during a 3-day workshop held last week in Bogotá. As part of an ongoing project led by CIAT experts on Linking Farmers to Markets, international representatives from government […]

Germany invests in a new generation of climate-smart agricultural scientists | The CIAT Capacity Blog: […] http://ciatblogs.cgiar.org/support/germanyinvestsinnewgenerationofciatscientists/ […]

Guaranteeing food security in times of (climate) change | DAPA: […] (Reposted from CIAT-Blogs) […]

From Tijuana to Tierra del Fuego: The IDB and CIAT tackle climate change vulnerability on a grand scale | DAPA: […] (Reposted from CIAT-Blogs) […]

Germany funds critical to maintaining CIAT&rsqu...: […] BMZ and GIZ have earmarked a special contribution to CIAT's genetic resources collection – a global public good. (And put them in genebanks. Ok, this from @CIAT_ is about neither millets nor fruits, but it’s friday, gimme a break.  […]

The Ford Foundation and CIAT: An enduring partnership supporting pro-poor policies | DAPA: [...] Reposted from : http://ciatblogs.cgiar.org/support/ford-foundation-and-ciat-an-enduring-partnership-supporting-pro-p... [...]