by CIAT Comunicaciones | Oct 10, 2019
By: Ruben Echeverría, Director General – International Center for Tropical Agriculture The news of Daniel Debouck’s retirement hit me like a 100-kilogram sack of beans falling off a storehouse pile. After four decades leading the management of the world’s...
by José Luis Urrea | Aug 1, 2019
Photo: Farmers at a community plot testing different forages in Tanzania. Credit: Georgina Smith / CIAT Cross-posted from The CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform Meat and dairy products are central to the Latin American diet, and livestock is a source of income for...
by Sylvia Pineda | Apr 25, 2019
Michael Peters has led the Tropical Forages Program at CIAT for 12 years now, but his history with forages began 30 years ago, when he started pursuing a Master’s degree in Tropical Forages at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Dec 11, 2018
Cassava stem traders unload trucks in Eastern Cambodia. Photo: CIAT Cross-posted from the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) If you have a garden, you probably buy seeds from the store, or maybe even swap some varieties with your friends or...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Nov 8, 2016
Written by: Bui Le Vinh, edited by: Madelline Romero When farmers at Ma village began noticing that their acacia trees developed a rotten core, they found themselves pushed to planting eucalyptus almost exclusively. Known for its fast growth, low maintenance, and high...