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This paper documents and analyzes the substantive and discursive progress regarding agriculture as a discussion item in climate change negotiations. Our analysis traces agriculture’s negotiating history from the establishment of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992 un...

Livestock as a sector is extremely important to the global economy and to rural livelihoods. As of 2013, there was an estimated 38 billion livestock in the world, or five animals for every person. Most (81%) were in developing countries. Around one billion poor farmers keep livestock, many of the...

In November 2014, I engaged with five Colombian government staff to validate two Outcome Stories prepared by CIAT staff describing governmental changes that CIAT science had influenced. The first Story described how the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR)1 and the Ministry of Env...

Ongoing investments in agriculture will not deliver for Africa until the destabilising nature of crop pests events, especially shock outbreak events, are addressed. As a result of climate change, the prevalence of crop pests will change and the frequency of shock pest events will increase, puttin...

More than 4.5 billion people get at least 15% of their average per capita intake of animal protein from fish. Fish is therefore a key element in food security and human nutrition. Analysis of future fish supply-demand scenarios suggests that farming of fish and other aquatic products will need to...

CCAFS and the CGIAR research Centers provide cutting-edge research on global climate change, agriculture and food security. CCAFS also has the objective to support Capacity Enhancement (CE) through improvements to: 1. Researchers’ capacity to generate knowledge on climate-smart food systems, adap...

In March 2015, Science-Metrix was contracted by CGIAR to evaluate the presence of CGIAR publications in the IPCC assessment reports (ARs). The study was carried through the analysis of the IPCC ARs' references.

Microdosing refers to the application of small quantities of fertilizer with the seed at planting time or as top dressing three to four weeks after emergence. Microdosing provides sufficient nutrients especially on poor soils or degraded lands in amounts that are not too costly and are not damagi...

This assessment of CCAFS work on climate services for farmers (which is part of CCAFS Theme 2, “Adaptation through Managing Climate Risk”), which started in 2011 and is scheduled to end (its first phase) in 2015. The assessment was conducted between September and November 2014 to help CCAFS under...

Aguacate (Persea) y anonas (Annona) están entre los géneros de frutales más importantes nativos del neotrópico. Sus productos tienen un potencial alto para mercados nacionales y son una fuente nutricional promisoria en sistemas de alimentación local. Con el presente trabajo se espera identificar...