CIAT’s research areas combine efforts to advance the Cacao for Peace initiative in Colombia

by Sylvia Pineda | Oct 17, 2018

Last August, CIAT’s Research Areas in Agroecosystems and Sustainable Landscapes and Agrobiodiversity organized a workshop to discuss and develop a work plan to summarize the instruments, methodologies, activities, and timeline of the project entitled...

CIAT “roots” in El Salvador

by Sylvia Pineda | Oct 2, 2018

By: Cesar Botero Roots allow plants to hold on to soil in the face of potential risks that may threaten them; including winds and flooding and even drought. By embracing soils, roots protect plants from likely degradation processes. CIAT, acting through its...

Promoting interdisciplinary approaches in advancing sustainable livestock production systems

by Sylvia Pineda | Sep 25, 2018

As part of project funded by the RCUK-CIAT Newton-Caldas Fund Sustainable Tropical Agricultural Systems Programme, researchers from CIAT, University of Glasgow, University of Bristol, University of Antioquia, and the University of Cauca spent four days at Patía in...

Second Workshop of the CIAT-Agrosavia Colombian Forage Network

by Sylvia Pineda | Sep 10, 2018

By: José Luis Urrea. The second meeting of the Colombian Forage Network was held on 5–6 September 2018 at the Nataima Research Center located in Espinal, Tolima department, where advances made by the CIAT-Agrosavia project were showcased. CIAT’s Tropical Forages team...

Guatemala’s agricultural sector is now better prepared for climate risks

by Sylvia Pineda | Aug 15, 2018

To respond to the overriding challenge of increasing the adaptation capacity of the Guatemalan agricultural sector to climate variability, CIAT, in cooperation with the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and Bioversity...