Terra-i snapshots #1: A quick tour of some deforestation hotspots… and at least one reas...

Tucked away at the back of the one storey building that is CIAT's Decision and Policy Analysis Research Area, is a door marked E0-30. Inside is a warren of offices, one of which is the Terra-i nerRead more

Terra-i snapshots #1: A quick tour of some deforestation hotspots… and at least one reason for optimism

Flesh-eating cassava virus pushes west across Africa

Scientists are struggling to contain a flesh-eating virus sweeping across the cassava plantations of Africa, destined for the world’s biggest producer and consumer, Nigeria. The devastatiRead more

Flesh-eating cassava virus pushes west across Africa

Hybrid rice for Latin America

Published in the CIAT Annual report 2012-2013, out now. A new public-private partnership across Latin America promises to boost rice productivity and could help bolster the region as an emergRead more

Hybrid rice for Latin America

HarvestPlus – better crops, better nutrition

Published in the CIAT Annual report 2012-2013, out now. HarvestPlus, the joint CIAT- International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) programme to develop nutritionally-improved – or Read more

HarvestPlus – better crops, better nutrition