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CIAT launches regional knowledge hub to support climate change action in Asia

by Stefanie Neno | Jan 20, 2018 | ar2017-update

As more and more organizations in Asia undertake initiatives to address the consequences of a changing climate, our knowledge about it and how it affects agriculture in various countries has become vast. But the challenge – especially for decision makers in...

DNA fingerprinting uncovers exactly who and why farmers use improved cassava

by Stefanie Neno | Jan 20, 2018 | ar2017-update

Scientists at CIAT recently used DNA fingerprinting, which analyzes the genetic characteristics or the unique identity of organisms, in this case cassava, to get clearer picture of the adoption of CIAT-bred varieties and, ultimately, enhance advice to farmers on how...

BNI – A trait that could unlock nitrogen efficiency in elite crops and help reduce GHG emissions

by Stefanie Neno | Jan 19, 2018 | ar2017-update

Certain plants possess a trait known as biological nitrification inhibition (BNI), by which they suppress the loss of nitrogen (N) from the soil and improve the efficiency of its uptake and use by themselves and other plants. Knowing that N fertilizers are a major...
High-iron beans reduce iron deficiency in just a few months

High-iron beans reduce iron deficiency in just a few months

by Stefanie Neno | May 1, 2017 | CIAT-2016-stories

Eating specially bred high-iron beans twice a day for just four and a half months reduced iron deficiency and anemia in young women in Rwanda, according to research published in 2016. Iron deficiency is the world’s leading nutritional ailment, particularly in...
Jennifer Twyman – Creating more opportunities for women and men

Jennifer Twyman – Creating more opportunities for women and men

by Stefanie Neno | Mar 21, 2017 | CIAT-forward-2

#CIATforward Visions of a sustainable food future Jennifer Twyman, Social Scientist “We can only begin to change gender norms if we are aware of them” Creating more opportunities for women and men On my first trip to Western Kenya in 2005, I visited a small orphanage...
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