Howdy Bouis becomes Interim HarvestPlus CEO

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Feb 22, 2018

Cross-posted from HarvestPlus Howdy Bouis, founder and director of HarvestPlus for many years, has agreed to serve as Interim HarvestPlus CEO starting February 14, 2018. The process to recruit a permanent CEO will commence soon. He won the 2016 World Food Prize,...

CIAT research surprises Japanese delegation led by Minister

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Jan 22, 2018

Two hours were enough for Japan’s State Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, Mr. Sakai Manabu, to ratify once again that the use of technologies and information is key to improve agricultural production systems. Walking through CIAT’s rice experimental...

CIAT will remain an ally in the advancement of Colombia, and we will continue working together: President Santos

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Nov 8, 2017

Speech of President Juan Manuel Santos at the 50th Anniversary of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture What a great joy it is to come to Palmira, the agricultural capital of Colombia, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of an institution as valuable and...

Big Data in Agriculture Convention of 2017: An Alliance for a Data Revolution

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Sep 18, 2017

The CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture is hosting its first annual congress, taking place in Cali, Colombia, 19 to 22 September 2017. The Big Data in Agriculture Convention of 2017: An Alliance for a Data Revolution will be hosted with the aim to align the...

Coffee, climate change and what it means for bees

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Sep 11, 2017

Rising temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns caused by climate change could reduce the suitability of lands for growing coffee in Latin America — the world’s largest coffee-producing region — by as much as 88 percent by 2050, according to new research. In...