Empowered women empowering others

by Maria Eliza Villarino | Mar 8, 2018

Immaculée Nyirahabimana is a farmer from Cyuve district. The area is one of Rwanda’s most productive agricultural regions. Photo by: Stefanie Neno / CIAT Today marks an international celebration to remind us about the achievements of women around the globe in all...

Daniel Debouck receives Crop Trust award for crop diversity ‘gatekeepers’

by Maria Eliza Villarino | Feb 26, 2018

Daniel Debouck, of CIAT’s Genetic Resources Unit, receives the inaugural Crop Trust Legacy Award. Photo by: Neil Palmer / Crop Trust   The Crop Trust has named Daniel Debouck, who for many years led the CIAT Genetic Resources Program, as one of the...

CIAT joins the seed party at the North Pole

by Adriana Varón | Feb 23, 2018

It looks like any other day. The 18 workers of this CIAT laboratory are wearing their white coats and are very concentrated on their work: some count seeds, others, assisted by a giant magnifying glass, remove the seeds that are punctured or broken, and others pack...

Brazilian rice needs to toughen up for a dry future

by Ángela María Morales | Feb 21, 2018

Climate change has the potential to flip our world upside down. There’s a rising concern about how future climate change will affect crops and the livelihoods of millions of people. Confronting those future changes means assessing the problem before it happens and...

Let’s not blame it on the cow!

by José Luis Urrea | Feb 6, 2018

An opportunity to reduce emissions by improving livestock feeding is investigated in Nicaragua Livestock is frequently associated with negative environmental impacts such as deforestation for cattle grazing, soil degradation, loss of biodiversity, and greenhouse gas...

In Bellagio, experts devise a global system to stop crop diseases in their tracks

by Maria Eliza Villarino | Feb 5, 2018

Checking cassava plantations for signs of pests and diseases, near Khorat, eastern Thailand. Photo by: Neil Palmer / CIAT Crop diseases can be devastating not only to farmers but also to the society as a whole. Back in the mid-19th century, for instance, a massive...