Jacobo Arango, Lead Author of the Sixth IPCC Assessment Report

by Sylvia Pineda | Jun 5, 2019

CHAMPIONS OF CIAT Jacobo Arango, Lead Author of the Sixth IPCC Assessment Report By Sylvia Pineda | Jun 5, 2019 Photo: José Luis Urrea / CIAT Jacobo Arango, environmental biologist from the Tropical Forages Program at CIAT, is one of the lead authors from the...

The Germplasm Health Unit at CIAT was Officially Registered

by Sylvia Pineda | Jun 5, 2019

The Germplasm Health Unit (GHU), which is part of the Genetic Resources Program at CIAT, obtained Official Registration as an approved laboratory to conduct phytosanitary diagnoses, through a resolution issued by the Government of Colombia, the Ministry of Agriculture...

CIAT Africa and CSAYN Kenya sign agreement to support young “agripreneurs”

by Sylvia Pineda | May 31, 2019

To expand its support for young agricultural entrepreneurs, or “agripreneurs,” and to help cultivate the next crop of farmers in Africa, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) signed a hosting and collaboration agreement with the Climate Smart...

International Advanced Climate Modelling Training

by Sylvia Pineda | May 23, 2019

Contributed by: Angelica Barlis For the first time, the Climate and Agro-meteorology Division (CAmD) of the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) is hosting an international advanced training event that is receiving participants from meteorological offices...

Scientist and Policy makers discuss low emission livestock development in West and Central Africa

by Sylvia Pineda | May 8, 2019

Ms. Birthe Paul, Farming Systems Scientist at CIAT Africa’s Tropical Forages Program, in a plenary session presentation at the high level meeting highlighted the key role of improved livestock feeding and tropical forages in reducing livestock emission intensities,...