Grass transforms farmers’ fortune

by Rosemary Nzuki | Nov 14, 2019

Rachel talks with Uwe Ohmstedt from CIAT about the performance of the cultivars on her plots. “I had a bad experience when I ordered some grass seeds that were being advertised on Facebook.  What I got was a mix of Mulato and some unidentified variety that did not do...

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

by Sylvia Pineda | Oct 29, 2019

CHAMPIONS OF CIAT The Champion who created an App to identify banana diseases por Sylvia Pineda | Oct 29, 2019 Michael Selvaraj is the leader of the Phenomics Platform team from the Agrobiodiversity Area at CIAT. He is a Champion, because he developed the smartphone...

Sharing new approaches to bring together gender, youth, nutrition and climate

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Oct 17, 2019

Participant from Malian delegation at seed producer cooperative in Lemo Bilbilo District. Photo credit: S. Samuel, CCAFS Cross-posted from IFAD social reporting blog Emerging evidence show that interventions that can fully integrate multiple disciplines have greater...

Artificial intelligence and farmer knowledge boost smallholder maize yields

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Oct 16, 2019

Data-driven agriculture can boost smallholder production threatened by variable weather and climate change, but scientists need to work with farmers and governments. A decade of data collection and collaboration in Colombia shows what success looks like  Farmers in...