by Sean Mattson | Dec 14, 2018
Countries have ambitious land-restoration goals, including Initiative 20x20, which aims to restore 20 million hectares in Latin America by 2020. CIAT’s Lou Verchot and colleagues are evaluating the progress in restoration across the region. What does land restoration...
by Sean Mattson | Dec 5, 2018
Frequency of Technology Clusters Considered Climate-Smart by Select Crops (global) A report launched by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the World Bank at COP24 analyses efforts to transform farming with climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Nov 27, 2018
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture has collaborated for more than 50 years with hundreds of partners across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). We work with government agencies and other partners by providing scientific and technical support and...
by Sean Mattson | Oct 17, 2018
PATÍA, Colombia – A few years ago, Elena Patricia Ulloa and Jesús Velasco took a hard look at their small dairy farm and decided things needed to improve. Even during the best of times – which meant a year with lot of rain and a mild dry season – a dozen cows on six...
by Maria Fernanda Mejia | Oct 14, 2018
Daniela, the producer who honors her family name: Campo (Field or Farm) By: Adriana Varón ; She was born on the farm, grew up there, and today she is a prosperous tomato producer, but not just any tomato! It is an organic tomato produced in a sustainable way and...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Aug 22, 2018
In the five years that have passed since CIAT’s current strategy (2014–2020) was prepared, we have embraced new initiatives such as sustainable food systems, big data, and land restoration. We have also incorporated into our agenda the mandates of the UN Sustainable...
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