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...

Partnering with the seed industry to redefine the Latin American forages market

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...

CIAT and Grupo Papalotla signed an agreement for the development of new tropical pasture hybrids

by José Luis Urrea | Jul 12, 2019

This agreement will focus on developing high-productivity and eco-efficient pastures, in line with global initiatives to mitigate climate change and build sustainable food systems. As global population grows so will demand for animal protein (Planbureau voor de...

Using genome diversity for the environment, livelihoods and tropical grasslands

by José Luis Urrea | Jan 18, 2019

By Pat Heslop-Harrison, University of Leicester (with collaborators listed below) Tropical grassland grazing by cattle provides food for millions of people, and livelihoods for huge numbers of farmers and smallholders in developing countries. Pastures and rangelands...

CLEANED training take two: Kenya

by José Luis Urrea | Dec 20, 2018

Written by Jessica Mukiri The second CLEANED training occurred Nov. 21-23. Similar to the previous training in Rwanda, the participants were personnel from the livestock sectors, this time from Ethiopia and Kenya. Participants included researchers, livestock...