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Fernando Calle: He leaves a trace of enthusiasm and love for growing cassava
Contributing to the third most important source of food energy in the world was Fernando Calle’s mission for 38 years of work at CIAT as agronomist in charge of cassava cultivation in Palmira and the Eastern Plains in Colombia. Today, he ends his phase as a researcher, leaving a great legacy in the organization.
He got his start at the Center in the Soil Program with Howeler Reinhardt, working on nutritional requirements of cassava for the acid soils of the…
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Nathan Russell, el escritor científico que entrega la batuta
Nathan Russell termina un nuevo ciclo en el CIAT como Jefe de Comunicaciones Corporativas, donde trabajó por más de 17 años. Siempre quiso escribir como Octavio Paz. Si hubiese llegado a México cuando tenía cinco años y no a los 29, cree que lo hubiese logrado.
La claridad y la exactitud de cada frase del poeta y ensayista mexicano es su mayor admiración. Pero, si hubiese llegado a México cuando tenía cinco años y no a los 29, el mundo de la ciencia se hubiese privado de la…
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Harvesting Results from the International Year of Soils
As 2015 draws to a close, so does the International Year of Soils. Research on soils is a critical pillar of CIAT’s work, as Center staff demonstrated throughout the year, in a global campaign that put soils at the forefront of issues ranging from food security and climate to biodiversity and water.
Finishing off the year in style, soil held the spotlight during the recent climate change negotiations in Paris. Numerous side events hosted by CGIAR, the governments of France and…
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Not so dirt cheap
The coffee on your desk might never have arrived this morning. Deforestation rates in Ethiopia – one of the world’s top coffee exporters – are so high, records show, that forest is slashed from 40 to less than 3 percent of the country.
As well as surviving deforestation, those most prized coffee beans would also have fought for every nutrient and drop of water among the most…
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El CIAT afianza su trabajo científico en Perú
El pasado 27 de noviembre se llevó a cabo la inauguración de las nuevas oficinas del CIAT en la sede principal del Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP), en Lima, Perú. En el evento se reiteró el compromiso de ambas organizaciones en el futuro de la región, mediante el desarrollo conjunto de tecnologías, métodos y conocimientos que contribuyan a que los agricultores logren una agricultura eco-eficiente.
Ruben G. Echeverría, Director General del CIAT y Bárbara Wells, Directora General del…
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What’s in your noodle soup?
You may never have heard of it before. A globetrotting crop by all accounts, it's thought to have been introduced into Southeast Asia in the Philippines from Mexico in the 19th Century. As our diet becomes ever more complex, cassava - or tapioca - a root crop like sweet potato originally from South America, has been transformed far from it's center of origin and today in Asia, can be found in everything from noodles to sweeteners, street food snacks, industrial products, pharmaceutical products, even biofuel…
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Smart beans help farmers cope with global warming – CIAT on Deutsche Welle
The eyes of the world are on Paris as leaders from 195 countries continue to hammer out a global agreement on how to address climate change, a threat that is expected to have huge impact on the ability of some communities to grow food.
Take beans, for example. Beans are a cheap and healthy diet staple for millions, especially in…
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Bovine Intervention: Colombia prepares to give unsustainable cattle production the hoof
An ambitious proposal from the Colombian government to make cattle production more sustainable could save over a billion tonnes in greenhouse gas emissions, while protecting forests, regenerating land and boosting farmer incomes.
If funded, the work will contribute to the country's commitments to tackle climate change agreed at COP21 in Paris last week. With around 23 million cattle grazing an area roughly the size of Germany, Colombia’s livestock…
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Making the business case for climate-smart agriculture
If you’re a regular visitor to the CIAT blog, you’ll already know that climate change is expected to take a big bite out of chocolate production. A storm is brewing for coffee too. You’ve probably also been hearing that climate-smart agriculture (CSA) can help farmers big and small prepare for and respond to climate change – not just for crops like coffee and cocoa, but…
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Fernando Calle: Deja un rastro de entusiasmo y amor por el cultivo de la yuca
Contribuir al mejoramiento de la tercera fuente más importante de energía alimentaria del mundo fue la misión de Fernando Calle durante 38 años de trabajar en el CIAT como agrónomo encargado de los cultivos de yuca en Palmira y los Llanos Orientales en Colombia. Hoy, culmina su fase como investigador dejando un gran legado en la organización.
Sus inicios en el Centro los desarrolló en el Programa de Suelos con Howeler Reinhardt trabajando en requerimientos…
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New perspectives for more nutritious crop development in 2016
How much of the micronutrients remain available to nourish the human body in a serving of cassava, rice, or beans, maize or sweet potato? How much certain anti-nutrients impede body’s absorption of micronutrient from maize or sweet potato? How much of the micronutrients that improve growth and development can be absorbed by the body from the food we eat…
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Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems Book garners Sustainability Award
The Hallbars Award brings welcome attention to the importance of indigenous knowledge and practices within resilient and sustainable food systems.
Each year, the International Day on the World’s Indigenous Peoples (August 9th) raises awareness about the contributions of and challenges faced by the world’s 476…
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Scientists explore Bacillus strains to control fungus spread in bananas
The Fusarium wilt TR4 is ravaging banana plantations around the world. The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT and partners in Yunnan, China explored the ability of five Bacillus strains to control the spread of TR4 by identifying its biocontrol activities through RT-qPCR.
Bananas are consumed in different…
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