It could be the Holy Grail of eco-efficient agriculture – the sustainable transformation of arid land incapable of supporting food production, into green oases of rice, beans, and maize… …in just one year. Recent water harvesting pilot projects in Nicaragua have done just this. Coordinated by The Latin American FundRead More …
Sustainable intensification transforms landscapes and livelihoods – in one year
28 April, 2011 by (comments)Filed Under: Agro-ecology and Economics, Latin America and the Caribbean, Regions
DFID to announce major reforms to overseas aid
28 February, 2011 by (comments)The UK Department for International Development (DFID) is poised to announce major reforms to its USD13 billion international aid program, which could see the end of direct aid to several countries, and greater focus on improving livelihoods in conflict zones and “failing” states. Some 16 countries could lose direct aid, including Niger, Cambodia, Vietnam, Burundi, Cameroon, Iraq, Gambia, China andRead More …
Filed Under: Africa, Asia, Regions
Haiti: an action plan for agricultural development
5 November, 2010 by (comments)A landmark CIAT report into the state of agriculture in Haiti, following January 2010′s devastating earthquake, features in the latest edition of New Agriculturist. The online development magazine, funded by the UK International Department for International Development (DFID), takes a close look at the recently released Haiti Seed System SecurityRead More …
Filed Under: Latin America and the Caribbean, Regions
CIAT forages featured in New Agriculturist
8 July, 2010 by (comments)CIAT’s pioneering research into the forage grass brachiaria is featured in the latest edition of the DFID-funded online development magazine New Agriculturist. The article looks at brachiaria’s powerful nitrification inhibition capacity, which could help to significantly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production and improve the eco-efficient use ofRead More …
Filed Under: CIAT in the media, Crops, Tropical Forages
In pictures – AgroSalud featured in New Agriculturist
5 May, 2010 by (comments)A picture feature on the work of AgroSalud, the pioneering CIAT-based initiative working to improve the nutritional content of staple crops in Latin America, appears in the latest edition of New Agriculturist. The online publication, funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), reports on cutting edge agricultural scienceRead More …
Filed Under: CIAT in the media, Latin America and the Caribbean, Regions
CIAT featured in New Agriculturist magazine
9 September, 2009 by (comments)If you’ve been following the CIAT blog recently, you’ll know that the impact of climate change on coffee production is a hot topic. As a high value cash crop produced by many smallholder farmers in poor upland areas of the tropics, any threat to production is a direct threat toRead More …
Filed Under: CIAT in the media, Climate Change, Latin America and the Caribbean, Regions
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