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| "Rambo root"could beat climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa 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.
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| 10th anniversary of the passing away of two scientists The 28th January marked the 10th anniversary of the passing away of two CIAT scientists, María Jesús ("Chusa") Ginés and Verónica Mera, of the Cassava Biotechnology Network for Latin America and the Caribbean (CBN-LAC).
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| President Santos ratifies support to Corpoica-CIAT Agreement The President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, highlighted the collaborative work that CIAT and the Colombian Corporation of Agricultural Research (Corpoica, its Spanish acronym) have been carrying out to strengthen research in the Colombian well-drained savannas or 'altillanura', which aims to transform the Orinoquia region into a development pole that benefits all. |
| High-level Global Commission presented recommendations for achieving sustainable global food system After a year in which extreme weather around the world has contributed to soaring commodity prices, humanitarian disasters and political instability, an independent global commission of senior scientists and high-level government advisers announced, via an audio press briefing on Wednesday, 16 November 2011, the immediate and simultaneous action steps necessary to confront the threats to food security brought on by climate change, rising populations, chronic poverty and volatile markets. |
| Africa's Chocolate Meltdown: climate change could threaten cocoa farmers Climate change not only threatens the production of staple food crops, but could transform the cherished chocolate bar into a luxury few can afford, according to a new study released today. |
| Preparing for a "perfect storm" of crop pests and diseases Production of cassava, one of the world’s most important food crops, is precarious and could be toppled by a perfect storm of pests and diseases, according to a new study by scientists at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT).
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| Climate change: storm brewing for Uganda’s booming tea industry Tens of thousands of Uganda’s tea producers – many of them Fairtrade certified – will need to take decisive action to protect their crop and their livelihoods if the latest climate change predictions come true.
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| Dow AgroSciences and CIAT enter into an agreement to study and distribute grass hybrids In the face of rapidly rising global demand for livestock products, which has fueled food price inflation and volatility, new hybrids of Bracharia tropical grasses will make it possible to double the number of animals raised per hectare in South America and other regions. |
| Study Reveals Future "Hotspots" of Risk for Hundreds of Millions Whose Food Problems are on a Collision Course with Climate Change Scientists Warn Disaster Looms for Parts of Africa and All of India if Chronic Food Insecurity Converges with Crop-wilting Weather; Latin America also Vulnerable
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| Innovative Research Brings Africa Closer to Achieving Green Revolution CIAT – a leading research organization of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) launches its annual review meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, today, with a Keynote address from Dr. Namanga Ngongi, President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). |