CIAT Library, an evolution that goes far beyond paper

by José Antonio Arana | Nov 29, 2017

The evolution of technology has influenced several aspects of organizational life, placing information as the essential element to generate knowledge. Theorists and academicians talk of the current “information society”. This situation has taken us to an...

Sharing data wasn’t cool, but neither were we – how WorldClim changed my life

by Andy Jarvis | Oct 26, 2017

I was working on toilets at the time. Suddenly, I found myself part of one of the biggest scientific movements in the history of CGIAR. It was 2005. As a geospatial analyst, I had a short contract to map the best places to install latrines in rural Nicaragua. While I...

The power of open data: Innovation, improved agriculture, impact

by Leroy Mwanzia | Oct 26, 2017

Leroy Mwanzia, Data and Information Manager at CIAT. Photo by: Neil Palmer / CIAT   Open data can mean different things to different people. For me and my team, it’s not about giving away data, it’s about giving it back. Over the last 50 years, CIAT scientists...

Where in the world is there a cassava virus? This new app can show you.

by Maria Eliza Villarino | Oct 25, 2017

Symptoms of the disease include short internodes on the stem. Photo by: Georgina Smith / CIAT In Phnom Penh, Cambodia, CIAT lead virologist Wilmer Cuellar stood before Food and Agriculture Organization representatives to confirm the presence and likely spread of...

Open in order to stop malnutrition in Africa

by Fridah Nyakundi | Oct 23, 2017

Can you imagine if we could accurately predict a looming malnutrition crisis, in the same way, we forecast impending food security problems such as extreme hunger and famine? CIAT is using big data and machine learning to develop a Nutrition Early Warning System...

“Communication is a task for us all”

by Sylvia Pineda | Oct 23, 2017

Sylvia Pineda, a member of the internal communications team at CIAT, visited the Central American regional office in Managua, Nicaragua, on October 16-20. During her visit, topics related to the work carried out by the internal communications team, its achievements,...