Only dentists will be happy about this news. It looks as though climate change is going to take a bite out of chocolate production, according to a new study by scientists at CIAT. As well as having the potential to affect the supply – and therefore the price – ofRead More …
Too hot for chocolate?
28 September, 2011 by (comments)Filed Under: Africa, Climate Change, Regions
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
Gourmet guide gives a glimpse of the future of specialty coffee production
16 May, 2011 by (comments)A new guide book to producing specialty coffee, and business models that will help improving coffee bean quality and boost farmers’ incomes, is due to be published imminently by the International Plant Nutrition Institute’s Southeast Asia Program. Click the cover image below to view chapter summaries and author profiles: WhileRead More …
Filed Under: Latin America and the Caribbean, Regions
Predicting crop suitability – the CaNaSTA story
7 January, 2011 by (comments)CIAT scientist Peter Laderach has co-authored a new book on the benefits of the CaNaSTA (Crop Niche Selection in Tropical Agriculture) software. See the book: Crop Niche Selection for Tropical Agriculture (CaNaSTA): Method, manual and case studies. The software can help predict crop suitability in particular regions – and it’sRead More …
Filed Under: Latin America and the Caribbean, Regions
In the news: Reuters covers CIAT’s work on coffee and climate change
19 May, 2010 by (comments)CIAT’s Peter Laderach is quoted by leading news agency Reuters today, in an article about the threats and challenges of climate change to coffee production in Central America. Laderach, of CIAT’s Decision and Policy Analysis (DAPA) program, has been working with partner Catholic Relief Services (CRS) on the Coffee UnderRead More …
Filed Under: CIAT in the media, Climate Change, Latin America and the Caribbean, Regions
“Time is short and the stakes are high” – CIAT coffee studies cause a stir
15 January, 2010 by (comments)CIAT studies predicting the possible effects of climate change on gourmet coffee production in Latin America feature in the January 2010 edition of the specialist industry magazine Coffee & Cocoa International (C&CI;). Described as “the independent voice of the commodity industry”, the C&CI; article assesses the threats “to some ofRead More …
Filed Under: CIAT in the media, Latin America and the Caribbean, Regions
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