by Tuyen Huynh | Aug 12, 2019
(Tuyen Huynh & Madelline Romero, CIAT) ‘Globally, our diets are killing us, Jessica Fanzo has reported in the event on Food systems and Nutrition. Diets are now the top risk factor of disease, disability and death. It is also showed in the presentation by Jessica...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Aug 12, 2019
Louis Verchot, scientist from the Agroecosystems and Sustainable Landscapes Research Area at CIAT, provides us his views on the Special Report on Climate Change and Land, published yesterday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC ), of which he was one...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Aug 12, 2019
Using artificial intelligence, scientists created an easy-to-use tool to detect banana diseases and pests. With an average 90 percent success rate in detecting a pest or a disease, the tool can help farmers avoid millions of dollars in losses Artificial...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Aug 9, 2019
Using the genetic traits of a wild bean species, CIAT and the Crop Trust are breeding heat-tolerant common beans to benefit farmers in Latin America and Africa. The challenge of a growing food demand in a changing climate has long driven the development of hardier...
by Natalia Gutiérrez | Aug 8, 2019
By Leila Serwaah Khalid and Natalia Gutiérrez CIAT collaborates with CocoaLink to help young farmers mitigate the negative effects of climate change through digital maps Ghana is one of the largest cocoa-producing countries, with over 40% of the population relying on...
by Sylvia Pineda | Aug 8, 2019
After four years at CIAT as the leader of the Rice Program, Fernando Correa passes the baton to María Fernanda Álvarez, the new leader, as of August 12. Here is a piece of his story: Contributing to making rice varieties planted in Latin America more resistant to...
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