by Erika Eliana Mosquera | Oct 22, 2018
Photo credit: © inkeraabe / Pixabay Linking efforts for reducing forest-based emissions with those for delivering peace is possible. We are examining under what conditions that is possible. Last year, scientists from the University of Edinburgh discovered that under...
by José Antonio Arana | Oct 22, 2018
Elizabeth Campillo, CIAT information and documentation analyst, recently presented a bibliometric study of CIAT publications from 2012 to 2017. Between this period, a total of 928 articles were published in peer-reviewed journals, representing an average of 155...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Oct 19, 2018
The Climate Smart Villages approach has been recognized by the Latin America Adaptation Awards, during National Adaption Plan Expo Regional, organized by Regatta initiative from UN Environment with the support of Spain government. The Climate Smart Villages approach...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Oct 19, 2018
The next agri-food revolution begins in Cali having the 18th Triennial Symposium of The International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), which will be held from October 22 to 25 at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) headquarters, having as...
by Sean Mattson | Oct 17, 2018
PATÍA, Colombia – A few years ago, Elena Patricia Ulloa and Jesús Velasco took a hard look at their small dairy farm and decided things needed to improve. Even during the best of times – which meant a year with lot of rain and a mild dry season – a dozen cows on six...
by Sylvia Pineda | Oct 17, 2018
Last August, CIAT’s Research Areas in Agroecosystems and Sustainable Landscapes and Agrobiodiversity organized a workshop to discuss and develop a work plan to summarize the instruments, methodologies, activities, and timeline of the project entitled...
by Deissy Martinez Baron | Oct 16, 2018
A business-as-usual approach can be tolerated no more. The agricultural development community needs to undertake major transitions now so that food can be produced and consumed by the increasing global population even with climate change. No single solutions or...
by Maria Fernanda Mejia | Oct 14, 2018
Daniela, the producer who honors her family name: Campo (Field or Farm) By: Adriana Varón ; She was born on the farm, grew up there, and today she is a prosperous tomato producer, but not just any tomato! It is an organic tomato produced in a sustainable way and...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Oct 14, 2018
The battle against hunger and malnutrition in Africa is heading in a positive direction, with impressive gains made across the continent in recent decades. But governments and the private sector still have many obstacles and opportunities to definitively bring an end...
by José Luis Urrea | Oct 4, 2018
CIAT and the Papalotla Group, a worldwide leading company in the production of improved seeds for tropical hybrid pastures, signed the agreement “Sustainable intensification for environmental benefits”. This agreement follows a long-term collaboration...
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