Opinion: We can do better to achieve zero deforestation and low-carbon development | Devex

by Augusto Castro | Mar 9, 2018

An aerial view of the Amazon rainforest. Photo by: Neil Palmer / CIAT This is an excerpt from an op-ed published on Devex and co-authored by Marcela Quintero, Matthias Jäger and Mark Lundy.  Recently, Unilever made an announcement that can be considered unprecedented....

Empowered women empowering others

by Maria Eliza Villarino | Mar 8, 2018

Immaculée Nyirahabimana is a farmer from Cyuve district. The area is one of Rwanda’s most productive agricultural regions. Photo by: Stefanie Neno / CIAT Today marks an international celebration to remind us about the achievements of women around the globe in all...

Opinion: Without open data, there’s no big data for smallholder agriculture | Medium

by Leroy Mwanzia | Mar 1, 2018

A cow on grazing land in Huila, in the Colombian Andes. Photo by: Neil Palmer / CIAT The op-ed was originally posted on Medium. Afew weeks ago, I spoke at a big data and open data event in Ethiopia. On the first day, William Wu, CEO of QED, gave an inspiring talk...

Opinion: Everyone’s looking for a data unicorn. There’s no such thing. | Medium

by Daniel Jimenez | Feb 28, 2018

This op-ed was originally posted on Medium. At a recent gathering in Houston, I spoke with a guy who told me his company is looking for a data unicorn. The term encapsulates what an ideal data scientist is: a coder, a statistician, a communicator, a fundraiser, a...

Daniel Debouck receives Crop Trust award for crop diversity ‘gatekeepers’

by Maria Eliza Villarino | Feb 26, 2018

Daniel Debouck, of CIAT’s Genetic Resources Unit, receives the inaugural Crop Trust Legacy Award. Photo by: Neil Palmer / Crop Trust   The Crop Trust has named Daniel Debouck, who for many years led the CIAT Genetic Resources Program, as one of the...

CIAT joins the seed party at the North Pole

by Adriana Varón | Feb 23, 2018

It looks like any other day. The 18 workers of this CIAT laboratory are wearing their white coats and are very concentrated on their work: some count seeds, others, assisted by a giant magnifying glass, remove the seeds that are punctured or broken, and others pack...