Do you know the Year 2013 is declared by the United Nations General Assembly as “International Year of Quinoa”? How will this help impact the women in the Andes region of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia who are the main growers of this grain crop? What will be the consequences on the food security and on the local culture and practice of the indigenous Quechua? Who will benefit and who will be excluded?

Desde hace siete años el Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) viene estudiando cómo determinados usos y manejos del suelo en las cuencas de los Andes afectan la provisión del servicio ambiental hidrológico (SAH), en términos de calidad, producción de agua y regulación del flujo. Actualmente, el CIAT está evaluando la efectividad de los Mecanismos de
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En el marco de la iniciativa “Diseño Participativo de un Esquema de Pago de Servicios Ecosistémicos Hidrológicos (PSAH)”, liderada por el Ministerio del Ambiente del Perú (MINAM) con apoyo del Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) y el Programa de CGIAR “Challenge Program on Water and Food”, el pasado martes 19 de marzo se celebró
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CIAT now has a clearer vision of how to develop its gender strategy thanks to a recent workshop to mark International Women’s Day.
The Women and sustainable agriculture, CIAT’s impact workshop – attended by men and women from all disciplines in CIAT – was held to reflect on the Center’s work regarding its own gender research, its impact on women farmers and how its work contributes to gender equity. Organizers hope that as a result CIAT’s work and its contribution to the CGIAR’s research programs (CRPs) will be more effective.

What do woods, gender, satellite maps and nuts have in common with forests? The answer might be simple. A common agenda to keep the world’s forests forever. However, the big question is can we attain our goal towards sustainable forest governance? Around the world March 21 is celebrated as the International Forests Day. The International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and partners – the Bioversity International and CIPAV – decided to share rich and diverse knowledge on woods, gender, maps, and nuts through a 90 minutes seminar.

El pasado 22 de febrero, se reunieron los equipos técnicos y financieros del  CIAT con funcionarios del Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural de Colombia (MADR), para revisar y concertar los marcos lógicos del Convenio de cooperación técnica y científica celebrado entre ese ministerio y el CIAT. Por parte del Ministerio estuvieron presentes los supervisores
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El Ministerio del Ambiente del Perú con el apoyo técnico del CIAT y el programa de investigación mundial “Challenge Programo on Water and Food” viene desarrollando desde hace dos años el proyecto ¨Retribución por servicios ambientales hidrológicos en la cuenca de Cañete¨, cuyo objetivo es servir como un mecanismo de conservación y distribución equitativa de
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CIAT participated at the 28th International Conference of Agricultural Economist, dedicated to global Bio-economy, It was held from August 18 to 24 in the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguaçu. ICAE, which takes place every three years, is one of the most important events in the field of global agricultural economy

New satellite-based scheme makes first payments to pastoralists What hits you when you get out of the truck at Ginda Village, in Northern Kenya, is the smell. Farmer Haro Sora’s land is littered with the carcasses of cattle and donkeys that have keeled over following an intense, prolonged drought. A skull here; half a ribcage
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For CIAT linking to Advance Research Institutes (ARI) has being key to increase our impact assessment capacity, our aim is to bring post-graduate students from top ranked Universities that have done research related to Agricultural and Applied Economic field. CIAT offers a unique opportunity to do ground research due to the diversity of research topics
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