by José Luis Urrea | Aug 30, 2018
At its inception, CIAT recognized that exploiting the huge potential of the tropical lowlands would require a strong focus on beef production as one of the most important commodity produced in the region, with a strong market potential, and to address perceived...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Aug 22, 2018
In the five years that have passed since CIAT’s current strategy (2014–2020) was prepared, we have embraced new initiatives such as sustainable food systems, big data, and land restoration. We have also incorporated into our agenda the mandates of the UN Sustainable...
by Leroy Mwanzia | Aug 22, 2018
Testing GHGs. Photos: G. Smith (CIAT). Every once in a while everybody needs a helping hand, and this is no different when it comes to researchers and data management. Data management can be a challenging and sometimes overlooked aspect of a research project. This is...
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...
by Erika Eliana Mosquera | Aug 3, 2018
Photo credit: © TBIT / Pixabay The shift from undernutrition to overnutrition is the fastest and most dramatic societal transformation ever observed in human history. Even the invention of electricity or the introduction of railway transport did not have such...
by Sylvia Pineda | Aug 1, 2018
His soul shines through service, social activities, change, and transformation. He is proud for having contributed to and participated in the processes that brought about tangible outcomes in social and conservation spheres. Julio Mario Fernández, who has just reached...
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