News network IRIN has featured CIAT’s “Rambo root” research on cassava and climate change, as part of its coverage of the Global Cassava Partnership conference in Kampala, Uganda, this week.
GCP21-II: IRIN features CIAT research on cassava and climate change
21 June, 2012 by (comments)Filed Under: Africa, Cassava, CIAT in the media, Climate Change, Events
Two Degrees Up climate change films published by Reuters AlertNet
19 June, 2012 by (comments)
The Two Degrees Up series of short films about the possible impact of climate change on smallholder agriculture has recently been published by Reuters AlertNet. The films, originally produced to coincide with the launch of the CGIAR’s Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Research Program, take a look atRead More …
Filed Under: Africa, CIAT in the media, Climate Change, Latin America and the Caribbean, Multimedia
BBC photo gallery features six CIAT projects to mark Earth Day
7 May, 2012 by (comments)
The Spanish language news site BBC Mundo has featured six CIAT projects as part of a 12-picture photo gallery to mark Earth Day. The gallery covers CIAT work with water harvesting in Central America; biofortification, climate change resilience, site-specific agriculture, and gene bank conservation in Colombia. Click below to findRead More …
Filed Under: Agro-ecology and Economics, Beans, Cassava, CIAT in the media, Crops, Latin America and the Caribbean, Regions, Rice, Tropical Fruits
“Rambo root” could beat climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa
27 February, 2012 by (comments)
Cassava expected to “enjoy” climate change – could produce more food for millions of people A traditional root crop long neglected by modern science could be the best bet for farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa to beat climate change, according to a new study by a team of climate scientists. TheRead More …
Filed Under: Crops
In case you missed it (Part 4) – the launch of Climate Analogues
18 January, 2012 by (comments)If you ever wanted a glimpse of how climate change could affect agriculture by as early as 2030, now’s your chance. The Climate Analogues online tool, developed by scientists at CIAT, the CGIAR’s research program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), and two UK universities, shows how theRead More …
Filed Under: Crops
Climate change and tea: Wake-up call for Uganda
2 August, 2011 by (comments)A new CIAT climate change report – released today – has found that rising temperatures could seriously affect tea production in Uganda. Tea is a major export crop in the country, with the majority of the leaves destined for high-value and Fairtrade markets, predominantly in the UK, but also elsewhereRead More …
Filed Under: Africa, Climate Change, Regions
BBC features CIAT’s work on coffee and climate change
30 June, 2011 by (comments)BBC Mundo has just published this great in-depth article about coffee and climate change in Latin America. The article features the insights of CIAT climate change experts Peter Laderach and Andy Jarvis of our Decision and Policy Analysis program, as well as an abridged version of the Two Degrees Up: ColombiaRead More …
Filed Under: CIAT in the media, Climate Change, Latin America and the Caribbean, Regions
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