by Adriana Varón | Mar 30, 2017
He proudly says that he has known CIAT for the past 50 years. When he was a little boy, his father brought him to the Center uncountable times; few years later he came back as a college student; then, being director of the Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources...
by José Antonio Arana | Mar 23, 2017
Fifty years of CIAT. Five decades of collective enthusiasm to improve farmers’ livelihoods and food security in the tropics. Everyone at CIAT has been involved in the goal of advancing each day in fulfilling the institutional mission, some take longer, others less....
by Sylvia Pineda | Mar 21, 2017
Data has become a fundamental asset for international agricultural research centers which, with the implementation of techniques and tools for open access and data availability, can provide information relevant to associations and smallholder farmers in order to...
by Sylvia Pineda | Mar 16, 2017
The military dictatorship that occurred in Chile in 1973 was a very painful moment for Carlos Jara, because he had to abandon his country, his surroundings, and all that he was fond of, against his will, when he was very young. From the age of 21, Jara resided in...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Feb 8, 2017
#CIATforward Visions of a sustainable food future Dindo Campilan, Regional Director, Asia “In the not-too-distant future, agriculture will become synonymous with innovation, tech-savviness, profitability, and ‘green’ credentials” The changing face of...
by Sylvia Pineda | Feb 6, 2017
By: Steve Prager and Maya Rajasekharan The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy characterizes beneficence as connoting an act of mercy, kindness, or that specifically promotes the good of others. Research at CIAT is specifically done with the intent to benefit others....
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