by Karolina Argote | Jun 10, 2016
“Healthy ecosystems for resilient societies” is the theme chosen for the First Latin American Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) Conference to take place in CIAT Headquarters, at Palmira, Colombia, on 18–21 October 2016. We have the pleasure to invite you to submit...
by Neil Palmer | Jun 8, 2016
“Foreign” crops – from maize to mangoes – dominate national food consumption and farming practices worldwide The origins of over two-thirds of the grains, legumes, fruits, vegetables, and other agricultural crops countries grow and consume can be traced to ancient...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Jun 3, 2016
When talking about agriculture, year 2030 is closer than it seems, especially when rice production is at risk in a country such as Colombia, where only in 2014, 1,758,739 tons were harvested and per-capita consumption reached 39.62 kg a year. Among the effects...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Jun 3, 2016
NCB 280, NCB 226, SEN 56, SCR 2, SCR 16, SMC 141, RCB 593, and BFS 67, these are the technical names of the eight elite bean lines identified as parents to start new crossings improved for drought resistance at CIAT’s Bean Program. It has thus been reported in the...
by Georgina Smith | May 26, 2016
“This is where the rubber hits the road,” said the World Bank’s Erick Fernandes, opening the first Big Data for Agriculture Roadshow in East Africa in Nairobi, on Wednesday May 24th. Speaking to participants from government, the private sector and research...
by Paul Blake | May 24, 2016
A joint CIAT-FLAR initiative that has allowed farmers in Nicaragua to grow a bumper crop during dry seasons has been recognized for its exceptional innovation. The water harvesting project allows farmers to capture and store rainwater for use during the dry season,...
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