Latin America and the Caribbean

A plan to strengthen the agricultural sector in Colombia and help the region is underway

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Nov 25, 2019

Jorge Mario Díaz, CEO at Agrosavia; Ruben Echeverría, Director General at CIAT; and Juan Lucas Restrepo, Director General at Bioversity International and designated Director of the Bioversity-CIAT Alliance, who signed the cooperation agreement seeking to create...

We bid farewell to Alba Lucía Chaves

by Sylvia Pineda | Nov 25, 2019

CHAMPIONS OF CIAT We bid farewell to Alba Lucía Chaves por Sylvia Pineda| Nov 25, 2019 This text is about a great scientist retiring from CIAT after working as a chemist at the Agrobiodiversity Area for 28 years. Here is the part of her life story spent in this...

The Ministry of Agriculture of Japan Grants Award to CIAT Scientist

by Sylvia Pineda | Nov 25, 2019

A Colombian researcher is to be awarded with the Young Scientist recognition of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) and the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS). The prize is to be awarded to Jacobo...

New development partnership brings much-needed investment for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in the Amazon

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Nov 8, 2019

A new, first of its kind impact investment was launched 7 November to bring much-needed financial support for sustainable development in the Brazilian Amazon. The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), as a cornerstone investor in the Althelia...

Agriculture AI Brain

by Sylvia Pineda | Oct 29, 2019

IDB Lab, CIAT and SoftBank partner to promote smart rice farming in Colombia The Inter-American Development Bank, through its innovation lab – IDB Lab, approved US$2 million funding for a project that will improve the productivity and sustainability of rice...

The Champion who created an App to identify banana diseases