Mission
To reduce hunger and poverty, and improve human nutrition in the tropics through research aimed at increasing the eco-efficiency of agriculture.
People
CIAT’s staff includes about 200 scientists. Supported by a wide array of donors, the Center collaborates with hundreds of partners to conduct high-quality research and translate the results into development impact. A Board of Trustees provides oversight of CIAT’s research and financial management.
Values
- Shared organizational ethic
- We respect each other, our partners, and the people who benefit from our work. We act with honesty, integrity, transparency, and environmental responsibility in all of our joint endeavors.
- Learning through partnerships
- We work efficiently and pragmatically together and with partners. Considering our diversity to be a key asset, we adapt readily to change and strive to improve our performance through continuous learning.
- Innovation for impact
- We develop innovative solutions to important challenges in tropical agriculture, resulting in major benefits for the people who support, participate in, and profit from our work.
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Displaying 911 - 915 of 958Practicas sencillas para aumentar el rendimiento del cultivo de la yuca (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
The low cassava yields obtained in L.A. at present are the result of a complex of problems: 1) deficient quality of planting material, which results in low sprouting, poor rooting and little initial vigor; 2) inadequate land preparation and planting systems; 3) control systems for pests and diseases are unknown and weed control, untimely; 4) some local var. have a low yield potential. The CIAT Cassava Program has developed a set of simple low-cost practices aimed towards increasing cassava yields.
Potential evapotranspiration and precipitation deficits for Tropical America
Metodos analiticos para suelos acidos y plantas
La cuantificacion analitica de suelos y tejidos vegetales es un instrumento efectivo para interpretar la existencia de deficiencias o excesos de minerales. El uso adecuado de esta informacion influye significativamente en las recomendaciones de fertilizantes. Sin embargo, debe admitirse que existe conflicto en las fases de cuantificacion, interpretacion y recomendacion debido a la alta variabilidad existente en estas fases.
La producción porcina en Ecuador : anexo III
Enfermedades del fríjol causadas por virus y su control [conjunto audiotutorial]
This audiotutorial unit (cassette, printed script, 124 color slides, study guide, self-evaluation test), prepared by the Communications Support Unit at CIAT, is available for use with a manually or automatically synchronized slide projector/cassette tape recorder. Each unit is available from the Distribution Office at a cost of US$$50; photocopies of the study guide alone can be obtained from the Bean Information Center.