The new version of Tropical Forages selection tool is almost done!

by Sylvia Pineda | Feb 21, 2019

Experts in tropical forages meet in Konigstein, Germany to discuss, test functions and design the new Tropical Forages Selection Tool v.2 on a revamped website page and new mobile app. The meeting gathered specialists from different backgrounds and institutions,...

Celebrating women in science

by Sylvia Pineda | Feb 12, 2019

Celebrating women in science ; Cross-posted from Bioversity International Join us in celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! On this occasion Bioversity International and CIAT feature some of our very own women scientists working to promote...

Inter-institutional team tackles Honduras’s water crisis

by Sylvia Pineda | Feb 12, 2019

More than 300 actors, including technicians and decision makers from six departments in western Honduras (Copán, Intibucá, Lempira, La Paz, Ocotepeque, and Santa Bárbara), have benefited from the Honduras Water platform [Agua de Honduras], co-developed by CIAT’s...

This week is Open Access Week:Let’s celebrate!

by Sylvia Pineda | Oct 24, 2018

By: Simone Staiger, Head, Knowledge and Learning and Leroy Mwanzia,Chief Data Officer The theme for OA week this year is “Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge.” It incidentally falls on the same year when the five-year transition period for...

Forage technologies to reduce the environmental impact of Colombian livestock production

by Sylvia Pineda | Oct 23, 2018

Responding to the challenge of improving data collection and monitoring of tropical forages in Colombia, CIAT, in cooperation with the Universities of Glasgow, Bristol, Cauca, and Antioquia, developed working tools and methodologies for the collection, processing, and...