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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...
Crop diversity is key to a world with no hunger
In line with the goal of eradicating hunger and malnutrition through improved access to adequate, affordable, and healthy food, BMZ (the German Federa Read more...
Making seed saving sexy – On the National Geographic blog
“Saving seeds is not as sexy as say, saving the dolphins, and it doesn’t attract nearly as many Hollywood types to its cause. But preserving pla 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...
A powerful voice for climate-smart agriculture in the tropics
An interview by Margaret Zeigler, Executive Director of the Global Harvest Initiative, with Ruben G. Echeverría, Director General of the International Read more...
Scientific and industry leadership converge around sustainable food security
The Latin America Conservation Council (LACC) brings together about 30 global leaders seeking a balanced approach to development and conservation in p Read more...
Crop Trust’s Marie Haga visits CIAT genebank
Marie Haga, executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, made a special stop at CIAT headquarters in Cali, Colombia on Thursday, 18 Septembe Read more...
Anonymous donor provides seed money for Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales Journal
The Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales Journal is preparing to publish its fifth issue at the end of this month. The bilingual, peer-reviewed jou Read more...
CIAT partners with the AIDF Food Security Summit
Save the date for this international debate on efficient and sustainable food production in Asia. CIAT has partnered with The Aid & International Read more...
Urgent call to collect and preserve crop biodiversity
Rachel Kyte, the World Bank Group vice president and special envoy for climate change, argues on the Scientific American blog that there has never bef Read more...