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The residents of the Ganges and Mekong River deltas face serious challenges from rising sea levels, saltwater intrusion, pollution from upstream sources, growing populations, and infrastructure that no longer works as planned. In both deltas, scientists working for nearly two decades with communi...


CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems[River deltas: scaling up community-driven approaches to sustainable intensification]River deltas: scaling up community-driven approaches to sustainable intensification

Coffee and mango contribute significantly to Haiti’s agricultural gross domestic product and export revenues. Generating income valued at US$11 million in 2011, mango has become one of the country’s most important export commodities. In contrast, coffee exports steadily declined from $7 millio...


Eitzinger, AntonLäderach, PeterCarmona, StephaniaCollet, LJean-Simon, LDufane, PNowak, Andreea[Haiti: coffee and mango production in a changing climate]Haiti: coffee and mango production in a changing climate

According to climate model predictions, most parts of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will see significant temperature increases and changes in precipitation by 2050. In Guatemala, Colombia, and Jamaica, for example, such shifts will pose serious challenges for food supply chains in the fac...


Benedikter, ALäderach, PeterEitzinger, AntonCook, S.Quiroga, APantoja, ABruni, M[Global climate change and food supply chains: policies for collective adaptation]Global climate change and food supply chains: policies for collective adaptation

Over the last 2 decades, Colombia has gained valuable experience in supporting agricultural supply chains. The government views this approach primarily as a means of achieving agricultural transformation, and to this end the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR, its Spanish acronym...


Peña, YMiller, VParra-Peña, Rafael IsidroLundy, Mark[Strengthening regional supply chains for agricultural transformation in Colombia]Strengthening regional supply chains for agricultural transformation in Colombia

Smallholder coffee farmers in Mesoamerica face formidable challenges, including highly variable coffee prices, increasing climate change impacts, and worsening outbreaks of pests and diseases, which contribute to chronic debt and food insecurity. Despite these difficulties, the results of a recen...


Caswell, M.Mendez, VEBaca, MaríaLäderach, PeterLiebig, Teresa InesCastro-Tanzi, SFernández, M.[Revisiting the “thin months” – a follow-up study on the livelihoods of Mesoamerican coffee farmers]Revisiting the “thin months” – a follow-up study on the livelihoods of Mesoamerican coffee farmers

Over the last 15 years, public policies for rural development in Latin America have evolved significantly. One strategy that has been increasingly incorporated into national agendas involves the strengthening of agricultural supply chains through public sector initiatives, policies, and incentive...


Parra-Peña, Rafael IsidroMiller, VLundy, Mark[Colombian supply chains: how public policy shapes agriculture]Colombian supply chains: how public policy shapes agriculture

Rapid urbanization presents unprecedented challenges for Colombia’s agricultural production and food security. To address the extensive implications of this demographic shift, public efforts should be undertaken to strengthen the agricultural sector and set the country on a path toward sustainabl...


Parra-Peña, Rafael IsidroOrdóñez, LAcosta, C.A.[Policies for bridging the urban–rural gap in Colombia]Policies for bridging the urban–rural gap in Colombia

Making agriculture more competitive, resilient, and sustainable in developing countries requires continuous sharing of research processes and outcomes between farmers, development experts, scientists, and policymakers, among others. In recent years, new opportunities have emerged for research org...


Staiger-Rivas, SimoneÁlvarez, S.Russell, N.[Mainstreaming knowledge management and sharing to support organizational learning and increase the impact of agricultural research for development]Mainstreaming knowledge management and sharing to support organizational learning and increase the impact of agricultural research for development

La agricultura y los sistemas alimentarios enfrentarán fuertes tensiones durante los próximos 40 años debido a la constante variabilidad del clima. Por tal motivo, es inequívoca la necesidad de planear estrategias de mitigación y adaptación agrícola. Comprender que el cambio climático afecta ...


International Center for Tropical Agriculture[Género y cambio climático: política que facilita a los agricultores alcanzar su potencial para adaptar sus sistemas de producción al cambio climático]Género y cambio climático: política que facilita a los agricultores alcanzar su potencial para adaptar sus sistemas de producción al cambio climático

Según predicciones de modelos climáticos, la mayor parte de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) experimentará aumentos significativos de temperatura y cambios en la precipitación para el 2050. En Guatemala, Colombia y Jamaica, por ejemplo, estos cambios plantearán serios desafíos para las cadenas de...


Benedikter, ALäderach, PeterEitzinger, AntonCook, S.Quiroga, APantoja, ABruni, M[Cambio climático mundial y cadenas de suministro de alimentos: políticas para la adaptación colectiva]Cambio climático mundial y cadenas de suministro de alimentos: políticas para la adaptación colectiva

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