CIAT Research Online Newsletter

by Megan Zandstra | Jan 25, 2017

Please enjoy a copy of our December edition of Your CIAT Research Online. Subscribe here to receive the next issue by email. December, 2016 Dear All, The Data and Information Services team is sharing with you the latest CIAT Research Online Newsletter.  This...

Knowledge and information for development: A new vision for Nicaragua’s smallholder cocoa farms

by Shadi Azadegan | Nov 16, 2016

Amidst the green mantle that covers the steep hillsides of Nicaragua’s mountainous center-north region, Doreyda Dávila proudly surveys her cocoa trees. “I have two manzanas (1.4 ha) of cocoa. They’re still little, but they’re growing,” she smiles. “It is hope that we...

The Cassava Genome Hub: Terabytes of tuberous tropical root research set to revolutionize big data for agriculture

by Juliana Knapp | Nov 15, 2016

We live in a golden age of information, with data readily available, and accessible at our fingertips. Some argue we have more information than we know what to do with. “When it comes to cassava, we are in the midst of a genomic revolution that is producing enormous...

Climate change: coming to a supermarket near you

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Nov 4, 2016

A new documentary about how climate change will affect both coffee producers in Colombia and consumers in the developed world will air on German television this weekend. (Sunday, 6/11-4:30pm). Climate change in the supermarket aims to show how the often abstract news...

CIAT Research Online – Open Access Week Newsletter!

by Megan Zandstra | Oct 25, 2016

Please enjoy a copy of our Open Access Week edition of Your CIAT Research Online. Subscribe here to receive the next issue by email. October, 2016 Dear All, The Data and Information Services team is sharing with you the latest CIAT Research Online Newsletter. This...