by CIAT Comunicaciones | Jun 28, 2019
More than 20 percent of the five staple crops that provide half the globe’s caloric intake are lost to pests each year. Climate change and global trade drive the spread, emergence, and re-emergence of crop disease, and containment action is often inefficient,...
by Maria Eliza Villarino | Feb 5, 2018
Checking cassava plantations for signs of pests and diseases, near Khorat, eastern Thailand. Photo by: Neil Palmer / CIAT Crop diseases can be devastating not only to farmers but also to the society as a whole. Back in the mid-19th century, for instance, a massive...
“Foreign” crops – from maize to mangoes – dominate national ... 
Where do we see our world in 2050? 
Five surprising ways people’s diets have changed over the past ... 
“Now CIAT has a more comprehensive view of environmental issues” ... 
Strength in diversity: How cassava intercropping benefits the crops, the ... 
Sustainable land use systems: A way to help achieve Colombia’s ...