The Ministry of Agriculture of Japan Grants Award to CIAT Scientist

by Sylvia Pineda | Nov 25, 2019

A Colombian researcher is to be awarded with the Young Scientist recognition of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) and the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS). The prize is to be awarded to Jacobo...

Grass cushions farmer’s retirement

by Rosemary Nzuki | Nov 25, 2019

Bernard Gitobu in his grass farm Bernard Gitobu spent most of his life working in bank, but deep down his heart, he knew he would retire into farming. After all, his parents were farmers. Upon retiring from work, Bernard went ahead to set up his farm in Kithoka...

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...

Future Seeds: opening the science of crop conservation to the world

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Oct 10, 2019

By: Ruben Echeverría, Director General – International Center for Tropical Agriculture The news of Daniel Debouck’s retirement hit me like a 100-kilogram sack of beans falling off a storehouse pile. After four decades leading the management of the world’s...

Does Brachiaria stand a chance in smallholder dairy dominated by productive Napier grass in eastern Africa?

by Rosemary Nzuki | Oct 3, 2019

Smallholder dairy farming continues to thrive in rural and peri-urban households in East Africa. Thanks to the tangible wins, farmers have derived over time milk, manure, and financial income, among other benefits. However, feeding the animals is akin to Napier grass,...