by ciatreport2015 | Apr 13, 2016 | SDGs
As the world urbanizes, agricultural value chains are becoming more complex, providing new opportunities for economic growth, but also presenting the risk that smallscale producers and processors will be left behind. At CIAT, experts are working to make smallholder...
by ciatreport2015 | Apr 13, 2016 | SDGs
At heart of healthy lives is good food. CIAT is working to make sure that health and well-being in all its forms are promoted for all people whether it is through the development of biofortified staple foods which boost levels of iron, zinc, and carotenoids –...
by ciatreport2015 | Apr 13, 2016 | SDGs
CIAT makes affordable, high-quality food more easily available by enhancing agricultural productivity as well as by boosting the nutritional quality of staple crops. For example, our scientists are increasing the iron content of beans and preparing them for an ever...
by ciatreport2015 | Apr 13, 2016 | SDGs
In most developing countries the agriculture sector is the single largest employer, promoting smallholder agriculture is integral to ending poverty. We work to lift smallholder farmers out of poverty, whether through our LivestockPlus initiative, which looks to boost...
by ciatreport2015 | Apr 8, 2016 | Top 10 Publications 2015
March 2015 Agricultural and Forest Meteorology Coffee is the world’s most valuable tropical export crop. Recent studies predict severe climate change impacts on Coffea arabica (C. arabica) production. However, quantitative production figures are necessary to provide...
