Launch of the book Eco-Efficiency: From Vision to Reality

17 July, 2012 by (comments)
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Within the framework of the celebration of its 45th anniversary, CIAT launched the book Eco-Efficiency: From Vision to Reality, the first in a series of publications titled Issues in Tropical Agriculture. The publication, authored by a group of CIAT scientists and colleagues from 18 partner organizations, was presented to theRead More …

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Filed Under: Africa, Agro-ecology and Economics, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Regions

Impact of CIAT’s cassava research

15 May, 2012 by (comments)
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Since CIAT’s establishment 45 years ago, its scientists have built up an extraordinary record of science, by researching and generating technologies, crop management practices, and new knowledge that better enable farmers, especially smallholders, to improve their crop production systems, increase their incomes and sustainably manage natural resources. In recent days, weRead More …

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Filed Under: Asia, Cassava, Crops, Regions

The impacts of CIAT’s collaborative research

14 May, 2012 by (comments)
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Starting today and until next 5th of July—the date in which we will be celebrating the 45th anniversary of CIAT’s work in science in tropical agriculture, in collaboration with hundreds of partners who share our commitment in generating development impact—we will be presenting the Center’s main achievements since the lateRead More …

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Traditional linear research is no longer valid

25 May, 2009 by (comments)

Speaking about her poster at last week’s CIAT knowledge sharing week, Myriam Sánchez, Director of Corporación Biotec in Colombia explains how her organization works through innovation systems. She argues that “traditional linear research is no longer valid, we need to go into more complex systems.” It is also important toRead More …

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Improving research uptake – Along the value chain

24 May, 2009 by (comments)

One of CIAT’s core values, as elaborated by Louise Sperling, is to ‘Reach End Users‘. Speaking at CIAT’s 2009 knowledge sharing week, CIAT’s Jean Claude Rubyogo explains how multiple actors in research in Africa work together in a ‘value chain approach’ to achieve improved uptake of bean varieties: Click ToRead More …

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How suitable is your crop? Climate change and agriculture in 2020

21 May, 2009 by (comments)

On Thursday morning, Andy Jarvis led the KSW 2009 special session on climate change and CIAT research. He started by introducing the various global climate models and emission scenarios. They generally show a world that is warmer everywhere, in some places much warmer. It will also be wetter in mostRead More …

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Science for Impact – Extending the Accessibility of CIAT Research

20 May, 2009 by (comments)

Ruben Echeverría shares some perspectives on an agenda for CIAT … On the first day of this KSW, some 50 staff members joined a session organized with the support of the ICT-KM program to discuss the availability and accessibility of CIAT’s research outputs [see presentations]. At the end of theRead More …

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