CIAT-Cirad-Embrapa rice researchers meet in Goiania to strengthen collaboration

by Sylvia Pineda | Apr 3, 2017

By: Cecile Grenier On March 20th to 22nd, a meeting was held at Embrapa Rice and Beans Research Center (CNPAF) in Goiania, Brazil, to strengthen the rice breeding alliance among CIAT, Cirad and Embrapa. Scientists from these three institutions highlighted the advances...

Big Data Platform, a path to improving decision making for smallholder farmers

by Sylvia Pineda | Mar 21, 2017

Data has become a fundamental asset for international agricultural research centers which, with the implementation of techniques and tools for open access and data availability, can provide information relevant to associations and smallholder farmers in order to...

Carlos Jara, a Chilean with a CIAT passport and nationality

by Sylvia Pineda | Mar 16, 2017

The military dictatorship that occurred in Chile in 1973 was a very painful moment for Carlos Jara, because he had to abandon his country, his surroundings, and all that he was fond of, against his will, when he was very young. From the age of 21, Jara resided in...

Have you ever heard the word “beneficence”?

by Sylvia Pineda | Feb 6, 2017

By: Steve Prager and Maya Rajasekharan The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy characterizes beneficence as connoting an act of mercy, kindness, or that specifically promotes the good of others.  Research at CIAT is specifically done with the intent to benefit others....

Rao, the eternal legacy of a scientist-mentor

by Sylvia Pineda | Dec 20, 2016

This is the first time a protagonist of one of my profiles has told me he doesn’t want to be interviewed, not out of arrogance, but modesty. He prefers to shine the spotlight on the work of his team and on the people he has trained in his role as mentor throughout...