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Deforestation has many drivers but one is often overlooked: food consumption in cities that increases demand for products produced on deforested land. To be successful, tropical countries’ zero-deforestation policies need to address changing urban food demands ... International analytics award goes to CG... June 2, 2020 Distributing high-iron and zinc bean var... May 14, 2020 Taming heat stress – climate change adap... May 6, 2020 Caring for the seeds of the future duri... April 17, 2020 Helping Lake Tana fight the Water Hyacin... March 11, 2020 Transformed livelihoods empowering rural... March 11, 2020 With 30,000 surveys, researchers build t... March 9, 2020 Exploit local-level opportunities for su... March 2, 2020 See all news The Latest Fríjol ICTA Chortí, el amigo silencioso” en Guatemala March 24, 2023 Stefanie Neno Autoras: Adriana Varón y Stefanie Neno Aqui el texto sobre la niña que come frijoles biofortificados. La familia, etc. Un frijol biofortificado aliado contra la desnutrición infantil en Guatemala Desnutrición infantil en Guatemala En Guatemala, la desnutrición infantil sigue siendo un problema grave de salud pública; Jutiapa, en el oriente ... ➤ Post-COVID-19, we need a food systems approach to achieve zero-deforestation diets July 1, 2020 Maria Eliza Villarino The COVID-19 pandemic brings home a point that Jane Goodall recently echoed in a stern warning to the world. In an interview, the celebrated primatologist said humanity will end if we do not change our ways, specifically how and what we eat, which has caused undue damage to forests ... ➤ In times of COVID-19, experts give suggestions for strengthening Colombia’s food system June 10, 2020 CIAT Comunicaciones Digitization throughout the entire system, consumer education, associativity in marketing, protocols for biosecurity, reduction of losses and waste from production to consumption, and the strengthening of urban and peri-urban agriculture will make Colombia’s food system more efficient. This was one of the major conclusions that came out of the national ... ➤ Giving voice to the voiceless: How COVID-19 is impacting Nairobi slum residents, in their own words June 9, 2020 Erika Eliana Mosquera COVID-19 has only further complicated the challenge of feeding growing cities across Africa and the rest of the world. Researchers are listening to vulnerable urban populations to help develop better, sustainable food system solutions ... ➤ COVID-19 highlights the need for food systems-based policies for reducing tropical deforestation June 5, 2020 Augusto Castro Deforestation has many drivers but one is often overlooked: food consumption in cities that increases demand for products produced on deforested land. To be successful, tropical countries’ zero-deforestation policies need to address changing urban food demands ... ➤ International analytics award goes to CGIAR centers for sustainable agriculture tools June 2, 2020 CIAT Comunicaciones The 2020 Innovative Applications in Analytics Award (IAAA) was awarded to the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). Their tools, which help farmers to increase productivity, use more sustainable practices and access markets, ... ➤ Distributing high-iron and zinc bean varieties to women farmers during COVID-19 May 14, 2020 CIAT Comunicaciones In an act of solidarity, seeds awarded as an incentive to smallholders are shared with other women farmers unable to purchase seed during the pandemic ... ➤ Update: Food systems for healthier diets A4NH contributions to the nutrition sensitive movement in Vietnam continue May 8, 2020 Tuyen Huynh Agriculture for Nutrition and Health Research Program (A4NH) researchers from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT have been part of the Technical Working Group on Nutrition led by UNICEF and the National Institute of Nutrition in Vietnam since 2017 ... ➤ Taming heat stress – climate change adaptation of pig and dairy sector in Uganda May 6, 2020 CIAT Comunicaciones Global heat stress is a growing problem that stands to impact health, livelihoods and the very food we eat. While high temperatures and heat waves can occur under normal weather conditions, with climate change they are becoming more severe, last longer and happen more frequently. In 2019, we saw wildfires ... ➤ Caring for the seeds of the future during the quarantine April 17, 2020 Adriana Varón Making sure that the collections of beans, cassava, bananas, and forages remain alive, even during the quarantine, is an essential job of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in order to preserve the world’s biodiversity and food safety. From its work sites in laboratories, greenhouses, and experimental fields in ... ➤ Ethiopia Government and Alliance partners to implement USD 32 million water project April 13, 2020 Rosemary Nzuki Downstream panoramic view of dam axis for Mekaneselam water supply dam, Ethiopia. The federal government of Ethiopia, through the regional government of Amhara, has been involved in the development of various water projects both for drinking and irrigation purposes to ensure water security in the country. However, many of the ... ➤ 100 years since the birth of Armando Samper Gnecco April 9, 2020 CIAT Comunicaciones On a day like today, on April 9, 1920, Dr. Armando Samper Gnecco was born in Bogotá, Colombia. Years later, he would be renowned for dedicating his life to the development of agriculture in Latin America ... ➤ Load more stories Interactive Stories Newly released interactive infographics show how the so-called globalized diet” has emerged. They unearth a number of surprises about the foods we eat across the world. Who’d have thought ... More Five surprising ways people’s diets have changed over the past 50 years What he’s looking for is something more ancient than the Incas, and potentially more valuable than all their silver and gold ... More On the trail of ancient treasure in Peru When many people hear the word cassava, they immediately think of a subsistence crop. Is this really the case? It depends on who you ask ... More Cassava: Subsistence Crop or Trendy Commodity? More interactive stories CIAT’s Playlist VIDEO – Introducing Future Seeds May 11, 2017 VIDEO – CIAT Research Agenda in Asia April 28, 2017 VIDEO – Cassava witches’ broom disease: in-situ diagnostics based on real-time isothermal DNA amplification April 28, 2017 VIDEO – Celebrating 50 years of agricultural research and development impact April 28, 2017 VIDEO – CIAT Annual Report 2015-2016 – Sustainable Food Futures: Getting the Fundamentals Right May 2, 2016 VIDEO – Why talk about gender and rice in Latin America? February 25, 2016 VIDEO – Grass strips against soil erosion November 25, 2015 VIDEO – Gender Inclusive Research: Why and How November 25, 2015...