by Neil Palmer | Feb 27, 2017
On the trail of ancient treasure in Peru By Neil Palmer It’s down there somewhere. Treasure. At least, it was. Almost thirty years ago. Looking out over Peru’s Sacred Valley, Daniel Debouck checks his map. The same one as before, impeccably preserved. But...
by Adriana Varón | Oct 20, 2016
Photo: The Crop Trust By now, the seed is at 18 degrees Celsius below zero. But special packaging and storage rooms keep it young and alive. Getting to the Arctic Circle was not easy. The journey began on Tuesday, 4 October, at 10:30 am. After being transferred from...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Oct 16, 2016
It just so happens that today – World Food Day 2016 – coincides with the 10th anniversary of CIAT signing The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. This landmark United Nations agreement now signed by 140 countries aims...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Mar 21, 2016
First of its kind global mapping project reveals gaps in wild crop genetic diversity for agriculture to adapt to future climate change Many of the wild plants that will be the building blocks for future global food supply are missing from the world’s genebanks,...