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Exchange of key knowledge for biodiversity at CIAT’s first DNA barcoding workshop
The first national theoretical-practical DNA barcoding workshop was carried out at CIAT with the objective of training researchers in the processing and analysis of biological samples in the Center’s molecular genetics and tissue culture laboratory. A total of 30 participants were in attendance, from 19 to 22 September, establishing research networks for preparing joint work projects.
Sharing is caring – especially when it comes to agricultural data
Agricultural scientists around the world need to share more data – it can save time, money and accelerate the pace of innovation
In Ghana’s cocoa industry, a strong push to make farms ‘climate-smart’
A consortium, including CIAT, is one step closer to reaching Ghana’s 800,000 cocoa producers to prevent what could be a threatening scenario for the industry in the coming decades.
State of Research Data Management at CIAT
CIAT has made great strides over the years in the management of research data and is one of the institutions taking the lead in data innovations around agriculture. CIAT co-leads the CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture and has just hosted, in September 2017,...
Climate services for smarter farming – what’s it all about?
Dr. Julian Ramirez-Villegas, a Climate Impacts Scientist, discusses in-depth about a groundbreaking approach that can enable farmers to thrive in a changing climate.
During peacetime, a sound strategy for saving Colombian forests? A new study points to collective land titling
Dr. Augusto Castro and his research partners propose a model that sheds light on what may cause deforestation in Colombia to continue following the 2016 peace accord.
Multi-stakeholder efforts blend into one national coffee and climate change strategy in Vietnam
Representatives from both public and private sectors lament that water-related challenges, including those that later affect the quality of coffee, are the biggest threats to Vietnam’s coffee industry, which fulfils approximately 40 percent of global Robusta demand. As if that weren’t bad enough, the industry is facing a new threat related to pests and diseases.
CIAT and ICAR expand partnership addressing challenges to South Asian agriculture
CIAT and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have signed a three-year work plan, kicking off an expanded set of research and capacity building activities between the two organizations.
Drought, pests and disease on the rise hit harvests in Zimbabwe
Drought, pests and disease on the rise hit harvests in Zimbabwe
New, improved bean varieties enhance food security and diet diversity in Malawi
New research shows impressive productivity gains and use of improved bean varieties by farmers in Malawi.