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On the donor trail in Southern Africa
As long standing members of the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA), CIATs work in Zambia and Zimbabwe has, up until now, mostly focussed on bea Read more...
APC-Colombia and CIAT, partners in fostering good agricultural practices
The Colombian Presidential Agency of International Cooperation (APC-Colombia) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) signed a me Read more...
Spotlight on CIAT’s cassava research in Asia
As the World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops approaches in Nanning, China from October 5-10, a new CGIAR brief highlights cassava’s transformation fr Read more...
Cassava, beans and soils, core components of a new project in Haiti
An innovative technological project with 3 core components – cassava, beans, and soils – was officially launched in Haiti. Through the pro Read more...
Exploring new Canadian collaborations in Africa
To say that the Canadians are familiar with beans is an understatement. The Canadian government, through its former international development agency, Read more...
Lowell Hardin, a CIAT Founding Father
CIAT joins the family and many friends and colleagues of Lowell Hardin, professor emeritus at Purdue University, USA, in mourning his death on 28 Apri Read more...
Partnership – the heart of bean research
If you had to choose just one word that captures the essence of bean research in Sub-Saharan Africa it is ‘partnership’ – between researchers, farmers Read more...
Up-front and personal with Vicki Wilde
Vicki Wilde is founder of the renowned African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) program (2007-2013) and was director of the CGIA Read more...
Better business: Sustainable value chains at Nestlé
Nestlé manufactures, supplies, and produces prepared foods and cooking aids, pharmaceuticals, and ophthalmic goods under brands that include Gerber, L Read more...
Clever plant science is not enough on its own
Dr. Ruben G. Echeverría is Director General of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). The Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agric Read more...