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...
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...
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...
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...
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...