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Community Organizations International Center for Tropical Agriculture
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Acronym
CIAT
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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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Growing state presence: immediate steps for rural enterprise interventions in conflict affected areas

Policy Papers & Briefs
Julho, 2011
Colômbia
América Central
América do Sul

After extended conflict, states must move quickly to re-establish government presence and credibility, particularly in areas that have traditionally lacked access to state services. As a case study, we examine Colombia’s 2007–2010 pilot program, the Plan de Consolidación Integral de la Macarena (PCIM), in particular its component project Progreso, a program for immediate rural enterprise intervention.

Región Amázonica

Policy Papers & Briefs
Maio, 2011
América Central
América do Sul

Las estrategias para prevenir la degradación y el

abandono en la región amazónica serán, por tanto,

fundamentales para la conservación de ambas regiones.

Ante este panorama existen tres grandes estrategias

complementarias posibles para la región: (i) la

conservación de los recursos; (ii) la restauración de áreas

degradadas; y (iii) el diseño e implementación de usos de

la tierra de manera eco-eficiente.

El CIAT ha trabajado en la región amazónica por más de

30 años, contribuyendo al desarrollo de sistemas