by Sean Mattson | May 28, 2019
Unchecked emissions will reduce land suitable for rice in Colombia, underscoring how geography limits options for crops. Unlike China, where rice paddies can move to higher latitudes, Colombian production may go to higher altitudes without climate action Without...
by Glenn Hyman | May 17, 2019
Participants held an in-depth discussion about the challenges to achieving truly sustainable development in Orinoquia. The Sustainable Orinoco Pact sponsored a one-day Initiatives Fair just outside of the region’s major city Villavicencio yesterday. The event brought...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | May 17, 2019
Geoffrey Hawtin What will food systems, agriculture and the environment look like in 2050? Given current trends, there is a range of highly contrasting outcomes In one scenario, these bedrocks of society will have continued down their current path and faced...
by Maria Eliza Villarino | May 6, 2019
Cacao growing on a farm in the Department of Guaviare, Colombia. Photo by: Neil Palmer / CIAT Nearly a year ago, Colombia signed up for the Cocoa & Forests Initiative, making it the first Latin American country to do so. Its commitment: to end deforestation...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | May 4, 2019
In the context of ongoing debates surrounding the recently approved Colombian National Development Plan’s deforestation targets, there is reason for optimism regarding forest conservation. In a new agreement that highlights CIAT’s commitment to working with local...
by Sylvia Pineda | Apr 25, 2019
Michael Peters has led the Tropical Forages Program at CIAT for 12 years now, but his history with forages began 30 years ago, when he started pursuing a Master’s degree in Tropical Forages at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in...
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