Agriculture across borders

by Madelline Romero | May 15, 2018

CATAS and CIAT set priority agenda for collaborative research in China and Southeast Asia China is a major importer of agricultural products and ASEAN’s biggest trading partner. With nearly two billion people and many rapidly urbanizing areas between them, it comes as...

How drone-assisted breeding can help stop rice hoja blanca disease

by Maria Eliza Villarino | May 15, 2018

Technicians perform visual scoring of select rice breeding lines that resistant and susceptible to the hoja blanca virus. Photo by: FLAR It’s a sight no rice farmer in Colombia or elsewhere in Latin America would like to see: stunted rice plants with bleached white...

In Nairobi summit, CIAT to officially launch Africa climate-smart agriculture profiles

by Maria Eliza Villarino | May 9, 2018

Sebastian Grey makes a presentation on the Ethiopia climate-smart agriculture (CSA) country profile. He is the CIAT CSA country profiles coordinator. Photo by: T. Muchaba / CCAFS CIAT is rolling out climate-smart agriculture (CSA) profiles for four additional African...

Golden Cassava Prize awarded to a CIAT researcher

by Sylvia Pineda | Apr 27, 2018

“Being a plant breeder is not a job, it’s a mission in life. The leading actor of this award is cassava, for it’s a fascinating crop.” – Dr. Hernán Ceballos. Dr. Hernán Ceballos, a plant breeder at CIAT’s Cassava Program, and Alfred Dixon, IITA Director of the...

Inspired by the past, empowered for the future: CIAT looks forward to its next 50 years

by Ruben G. Echeverría | Apr 15, 2018

Over the course of 50 years, CIAT had distinguished itself for its contributions to development through innovative agricultural research across the tropics. Building on this track record, we move forward into the next half century committed to better understanding and...

More cassava for less time

by Maria Eliza Villarino | Apr 5, 2018

Aeroponics involves growing the cassava with its roots suspended in air and automatically sprayed with a special solution. Photo by: Neil Palmer / CIAT Cassava has a relatively long growth cycle compared to other important crops. It takes an average of 10-12 months —...