by Maria Eliza Villarino | Apr 4, 2018
A maize plant. Photo by: Neil Palmer / CIAT If you were given datasets with genetic information and yields from trials of different experimental maize hybrids, along with information on soil conditions and recorded weather of a U.S. growing region, how will you...
by Maria Eliza Villarino | Mar 22, 2018
Dry season rice production in drought-affected Nicaragua, made possible by the use of excess rainwater collected in reservoirs during the rainy season, and used for irrigation in the dry season. Photo by: Neil Palmer / CIAT Which side are you on in the sustainable...
by Madelline Romero | Mar 20, 2018
Before dawn the sprawling complex slowly starts to hum to life, and just as the first rays of sunlight appear on the horizon, the place is abuzz with vendors selling vegetables, meats, fruits; women and men buying for the family’s food for the day. The Nghia Tan...
by Maria Eliza Villarino | Mar 20, 2018
Dr. Lawrence Haddad, GAIN’s executive director, answers a question during the “Strengthening Public-Private Dialogue for Improved Nutrition in Kenya,” as other panelists look on. Photo by: CIAT For decades now, there has been one constant question on...
by Madelline Romero | Mar 20, 2018
Photo by Madelline Romero/CIAT With the number of hydro-meteorological events such as storms, floods, heat/cold wave, droughts, on the rise due to a changing, warming climate, the world also witnesses a rise in frequency of natural disasters. Of the total damage and...
by Maria Eliza Villarino | Mar 16, 2018
Symptoms of cassava disease. Photo by: Georgina Smith / CIAT A global surveillance system will consolidate best practices in preventing crop diseases. Experts from different regions and disciplines are proposing a global approach that will respond to existing and...
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