Grass height in cow nutrition: size does matter

by José Luis Urrea | Dec 21, 2019

Unlike humans, cows have the ability to convert grass into foods of high nutritional value such as meat and milk. This is because one of their stomachs, rumen, is responsible for the fermentation process that converts pasture into milk precursors. However, other...

Navigating coverage of climate change and agriculture: CIAT and partners host webinars for journalists this February

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Feb 6, 2019

Agriculture is both a driver and a casualty of climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that 10–12 percent of human-produced greenhouse gas emissions come from agricultural activities. These emissions, in turn, contribute to...

Daniela, the producer who honors her family name: Campo (Field or Farm)

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...

Relevant data management support when you need it: The CIAT-CCAFS Data Management Support Pack

by Leroy Mwanzia | Aug 22, 2018

Testing GHGs. Photos: G. Smith (CIAT). Every once in a while everybody needs a helping hand, and this is no different when it comes to researchers and data management. Data management can be a challenging and sometimes overlooked aspect of a research project. This is...

Can direct benefits from PPP schemes trickle down beyond private business to the rest of society?

by Madelline Romero | Jul 11, 2018

Photo by Madelline Romero/CIAT Public-private partnership (PPP) has been touted as the sustainable way forward for development interventions. But how do you know whether the intervention is creating the positive impacts that project developers hope it would? Recently,...