Cassava: Subsistence Crop or Trendy Commodity?

by Patricia Alvarez Toro | Dec 7, 2016

Cassava: Subsistence Crop or Trendy Commodity? ; Some crops have it easy. They’re planted, they grow, they’re harvested and, finally, they’re eaten. No such luck with cassava. Cassava, as food, at the very least must be cooked in order to remove certain toxins. More...

Fight against Ganoderma root rot disease begins in the acacia seedling

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Nov 8, 2016

Written by: Bui Le Vinh, edited by: Madelline Romero When farmers at Ma village began noticing that their acacia trees developed a rotten core, they found themselves pushed to planting eucalyptus almost exclusively. Known for its fast growth, low maintenance, and high...

Brewing a cassava crop model

by Julian Ramirez | Nov 1, 2016

CIAT and partner research centers from Vietnam work jointly on a project to develop and test a new simulation model for cassava. The model will facilitate farm-scale decision-making for improved agronomy in Southeast Asia and globally. All models are imperfect and...

LINK travels with Heifer to Asia and Africa

by Natalia Gutiérrez | Oct 27, 2016

(Don´t miss the previous parts of this story; see the links at the end of this post.) Building on its success in Central and South America, the collaborative work on value chain development and inclusive business between CIAT and Heifer International has expanded to...

Setting the record straight on oil palm and peat in SE Asia

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Oct 5, 2016

Setting the record straight on oil palm and peat in SE Asia A group of 139 scientists have published a letter in response to recent newspaper reports carrying comments made by a Malaysian government minister about the country’s peatlands. The Minister of...

How much do countries benefit from one another’s crop diversity?

by Colin Khoury | Jul 18, 2016

Bananas originated in South and Southeast Asia, and are now produced throughout the world’s tropics and eaten in at least 192 countries worldwide. Quinoa came from the South American Andes, and is currently cultivated in almost 100 nations. Countries clearly depend on...