Where do we see our world in 2050?

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...

Derlyn Lourido, champion in information management: PestDisPlace

by Sylvia Pineda | Apr 25, 2019

CHAMPIONS OF CIAT Derlyn Lourido,champion in information management: PestDisPlace por Sylvia Pineda | Apr 25, 2019 Institutional data collection, clean-up, and preservation have been one of the most important assignments of Derlyn Lourido, Data Systems Analyst at...

“We are developing environmentally sustainable and productive livestock systems”: Michael Peters

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...

Genetic breakthrough on tropical grass could help develop climate-friendly cattle farms

by Sean Mattson | Apr 9, 2019

The discovery of genes responsible for asexual reproduction in a tropical grass may reduce negative impacts of cattle farming. The grass captures carbon, reduces gas emissions from soils, restores degraded land, and improves cattle health and productivity. Cattle are...

Multilayered information to improve livestock production systems in Colombia

by Sylvia Pineda | Apr 4, 2019

Livestock production sometimes has a negative connotation due environmental issues, ethical views and human health questions. A response to this — mostly from the developed world — is for a transition to a vegetarian or vegan diet. This hot topic can be debated in...

Electronic scarecrows that monitor crops

by Sylvia Pineda | Apr 3, 2019

CHAMPIONS OF CIAT Electronic scarecrows that monitor crops by Sylvia Pineda | Apr 3, 2019 Satoshi Ogawa and Manabu Ishitani wanted to find a way to simultaneously monitor climatic conditions and crop performance in real-time. So Ogawa, a researcher at CIAT’s...