International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (known as CIAT from its Spanish-language name Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical) is a not-for-profit research and development organization dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger while protecting natural resources in developing countries

A new smartphone AI tool can detect banana diseases and pests with 90 percent accuracy

Using artificial intelligence, scientists created an easy-to-use tool to detect banana diseases and pests. With an average 90 percent success rate in detecting a pest or a disease, the tool can help farmers avoid millions of dollars in losses Artificial intelligence-powered tools are rapidly becoming more accessible, including for people in the more remote corners

A new smartphone AI tool can detect banana diseases and pests with 90 percent accuracy

We need a global system to detect and halt the spread of emerging crop diseases

More than 20 percent of the five staple crops that provide half the globe’s caloric intake are lost to pests each year. Climate change and global trade drive the spread, emergence, and re-emergence of crop disease, and containment action is often inefficient, especially in low-income countries. A Global Surveillance System (GSS) to strengthen and interconnect

We need a global system to detect and halt the spread of emerging crop diseases

Are climate-friendly cattle farms possible with a genetic breakthrough on tropical grass?

The discovery of genes responsible for asexual reproduction in a tropical grass may reduce negative impacts of cattle farming. The grass captures carbon, reduces gas emissions from soils, restores degraded land, and improves cattle health and productivity Cattle are a mainstay for many smallholders but their farms are often on degraded lands, which increases cattle’s

Are climate-friendly cattle farms possible with a genetic breakthrough on tropical grass?

Enriching poor fields with a new cost-effective subsurface water retention technology

Smallholder poverty in sub-Saharan Africa is often linked to sandy soils, which hold little water and are low in nutrients. A new technology may be able to enrich fields and farmers without massive investments in irrigation and fertilizer, Many farmers across sub-Saharan Africa try to coax crops out of sandy soils that are not ideal

Enriching poor fields with a new cost-effective subsurface water retention technology

Bean breakthrough bodes well for climate change challenge

Scientists are hailing a new breed of bean seed as a breakthrough, thanks to its ability to grow amid rising temperatures and yield more nutritional value, qualities they believe can thwart the anticipated destruction of nearly half of all bean production. The new seed was launched on Wednesday by scientists from the Consultative Group for

Bean breakthrough bodes well for climate change challenge

A Cassava Revolution Could Feed the World’s Hungry

International teams are working to bring the starchy root’s genetics into the 21st century and help food-insecure countries Cassava is a starchy, tuberous root first domesticated about 10,000 years ago in South America. Also dubbed manioc and yucca, cassava may be more familiar to North Americans as tapioca—tiny pearls of starch used to thicken pies

A Cassava Revolution Could Feed the World’s Hungry

Scientists alarmed by rapid spread of Brown Streak Disease in cassava

World’s cassava experts to wage war against cassava viruses; introduction into Nigeria, the largest cassava producer in the world, could result in drastic food shortages in this part of Africa Cassava experts are reporting new outbreaks and the increased spread of Cassava Brown Streak Disease or CBSD, warning that the rapidly proliferating plant virus could

Scientists alarmed by rapid spread of Brown Streak Disease in cassava

Japanese invention could end tooth decay

It could be used cosmetically within three years Scientists in Japan have created a microscopically thin film that can coat individual teeth to prevent decay or to make them appear whiter, the chief researcher said. The “tooth patch” is a hard-wearing and ultra-flexible material made from hydroxyapatite, the main mineral in tooth enamel, that could

Japanese invention could end tooth decay

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Global agro research bodies happy with AVISA project' execution - IPPmedia
July 8, 2022
Colombia's Duque opens gene bank for long-term crop conservation - Reuters
March 15, 2022
50 years of traditional crop conservation a success but some crops still lack protection - EurekAlert
May 9, 2022
World's biggest tropical crop bank opens in Colombia, taking food research high tech - Mongabay.com
March 18, 2022
CGIAR research highlighted among climate innovations to meet net zero emissions - CIMMYT
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Don Harrington Discovery Center presents a new exhibit ‘Beyond: Unity in Community’
Sunday, officials from the Don Harrington Discovery Center (DHDC) presented “Beyond: Unity in Community,” a new immersive cultural exhibit. According to a ...
Melisa chatbot - the 'oracle' for Colombian farmers
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) has just launched Melisa chatbot, an artificial intelligence system that provides agro-climatic ...
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