The wild relatives of major vegetables, needed for climate resilience, are in danger

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Jan 23, 2020

The wild relatives of chile peppers, pumpkins, carrots, and lettuce join a growing list of poorly conserved plant species. These ancient plants have genes that may help our food withstand the harsh climate of our future. If they don’t go extinct first Growing up in...

A wild bean’s genes may help a key crop thrive on a hotter Earth

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Jan 23, 2020

Steve Beebe (R), the leader of CIAT’s bean program, guides colleagues from Central America and Africa through an experimental greenhouse at CIAT’s campus in Palmira, Colombia. The climate change point-of-no-return may still be 1 degree C away. But that is...

Beyond “shovelomics:” Growing cassava in the air helps study the plant’s mysterious roots

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Jan 23, 2020

Maria Elker Montoya, a co-author of the study, works with suspended cassava plants in an aeroponics system used for the research. (Credit: CIAT) Scientists tossed aside the shovel and studied cassava roots as they grew in real time, suspended in the air. The...

There is still time to apply for the US$2 million Food System Vision Prize!

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Jan 23, 2020

If your goal for the new year is to make a difference in your community, country, or beyond, the Food System Vision Prize could be the chance to make your dream a reality. The US$2 million prize, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, is accepting applications until...

CIAT Champion of Open Science: Leroy Mwanzia

by Rosemary Nzuki | Jan 13, 2020

CIAT CHAMPIONS CIAT Champion of Open Science: Leroy Mwanzia By Rosemary Nzuki | Dic 20, 2020 “Working to help the Ministry of Education in the Kenya Educational Sector Support Program made me realize the power of data for decision making.” Throughout his university...

Grass height in cow nutrition: size does matter

by José Luis Urrea | Dec 21, 2019

Unlike humans, cows have the ability to convert grass into foods of high nutritional value such as meat and milk. This is because one of their stomachs, rumen, is responsible for the fermentation process that converts pasture into milk precursors. However, other...