CIAT is a not-for-profit organization that conducts socially and environmentally
progressive research aimed at reducing hunger and poverty and preserving
natural resources in developing countries. CIAT is one of the 15 centers that
make up the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).
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- News Releases:
- US Patent Office Rejects US Company's Patent Protection for
Bean Commonly Grown by Latin American Farmers
- Partnership with TTDI to Enhance Cassava Production and
Farmer Livelihoods in Thailand
- Research Examines Seed-Aid Effectiveness
- Dr. Hawtin Continues as CIAT DG - Job Openings
- 2008 Scientific Poster Exhibit
- Ethiopia Recognizes CIAT's Work
- III Course on Hybridization and DNA Microarray Analysis
News Releases
- US Patent Office Rejects
US Company's Patent Protection for Bean Commonly Grown by Latin American
Farmers
Controversial Court Patent Case for Simple Yellow Legume has Become Rallying Point for "Biopiracy" Concerns
The
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
today rejected all of the patent claims for a common yellow bean that
has been a familiar staple in Latin American diets for more than a
century.
See the
News Release.
- Partnership with TTDI
to Enhance Cassava Production and Farmer Livelihoods in Thailand
CIAT scientists are developing new cassava varieties that will enable smallholder farmers in Thailand to produce more revenue. A five-year collaboration with Bangkok-based Thai Tapioca Development Institute (TTDI) aims to adapt cassava to growing conditions in Thailand while optimizing its marketability.
See
the News Release.
- Research Examines Seed-Aid
Effectiveness
Findings Already Influencing Policies of Donor and Recipient Governments
Emergency
seed aid, a critical intervention during times of crisis for farmers
in the developing world, has had a range of unexpected effects—and
the easiest solution, seed handouts, is rarely the best, according
to a new paper published today in The Journal of Development Studies. See
the News Release.
- Dr. Hawtin Continues
as CIAT DG
The
Board of Trustees of CIAT unanimously confirmed the continued appointment
of Dr. Geoff Hawtin as CIAT Director General (DG) pending the selection
of a new DG in early 2009.
See
the News Release.
- Coordinator
of the CGIAR Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender
Analysis
The PRGA Program is now seeking applications for a Senior Research Fellow/Senior Scientist position to lead and coordinate the Program. The position will be based in the PRGA Coordination Office at the CIAT headquarters in Cali, Colombia.
Closing date for applications is 31 May 2008 or until a suitable candidate is identified.
- Entomologist
CIAT is seeking applications for a Postdoctoral Research Entomologist in the area of insect plant interactions and integrated pest management strategies. The position offers an outstanding career opportunity for a young researcher interested in international agricultural and tropical entomology research.
Closing date for applications is 30 May 2008.
- Virologist
The CIAT Virology Research Unit is seeking applications for a qualified young Post-doctoral scientist in plant virology. The researcher will be part of a multidisciplinary team working on the major virus problems of common bean, cassava, and rice.
Closing date for applications is 30 May 2008.
- Coordinator
for CGIAR's Amazon Initiative Ecoregional Program
CIAT, on behalf of the Amazon Initiative Consortium (AI) for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, is looking for a Coordinator for a Collaborative Research Program in the Amazon.
The AI is committed to the reduction of poverty and social vulnerability, food security, and the sustainability of ecosystems in the region. The thematic and conceptual agenda of the Consortium is focused on sustainable land use systems for the prevention, reduction, and reversal of environmental degradation and livelihood improvement of vulnerable Amazonian populations.
Closing date for applications is 30 April 2008 or until the position is filled.
More information in English and Portuguese.
Ethiopia Recognizes CIAT's Work
The
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) has made an important
recognition of the work carried out by CIAT in beans in that country,
on the occasion of the Ethiopian Millennium and its 40th Anniversary.
III Course
on Hybridization and DNA Microarray Analysis
CIAT's Agrobiodiversity and Biotechnology Project will host the III National Course on Hybridization and DNA Microarray Analysis from 7 to 9 May 2008.
The course will be offered free to researchers, professors, last-year
undergraduate students, and postgraduate students.
Inventory of Official Policy Instruments for Rural Enterprise Development
This
publication, only available in Spanish, aims to facilitate the understanding
and use of instruments pertinent to the official policy on agriculture
and livestock production by rural development actors, especially final
beneficiaries. The document presents a framework of the national policy
on agriculture and livestock production and an organized portfolio of
policy instruments pertinent to agriculture, livestock production, and
rural development.
Promotional Brochures of CIAT
Three
promotional brochures of CIAT are now on-line and can prove quite useful
when attending visitors.
The first is a general brochure that provides a brief outline of CIAT's history and its main achievements over four decades of research. The second focuses on training activities and the third is a guide for visitors to the Center's headquarters in Palmira.
All three brochures are available in English and Spanish.
Download the brochures:
- Four Decades: Striving for excellence in agricultural research (273 kb)
- Capacity Strengthening: Sharing our expertise to empower our research partners (227 kb)
- Visitors' Guide: Welcoming you to CIAT (264 kb)
From the CGIAR "Story of the Month"
Safeguarding the "Crown Jewels" of International Agriculture
Ten
genebanks operated by CGIAR-supported Centers were the scene of frenetic
activity in recent weeks, as staff rushed to finish packing samples of
more than 200,000 crop varieties for shipment to the Svalbard Global Seed
Vault (SGSV),
a new storage facility located on a remote island near the Arctic Circle.
Read the whole story: www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/february2008.html
Seminar on Cassava
Harvesting
(CIAT, Cali, Colombia, 26-28 March 2008)
CIAT organized a "Cassava Harvest Seminar" with the aim that different collaborating institutions from universities, our partner the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), NARs, and the private processing sector can participate and get a hands-on experience in the entire process of identifying high-value cassava.
Colombia Ships Seeds of Staple Food Crops to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault for Safeguarding
Colombia is participating in one of the world's most ambitious projects. Known as the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the project aims to preserve, safe from any catastrophe, humanity's agricultural heritage.
Innovations as Key to the Green Revolution in
Africa: Exploring the Scientific Facts
(Arusha, Tanzania, 17-21 September 2007)
This
Symposium was organized by the African Network for Soil Biology and Fertility
(AfNet) of Tropical Soil Biology
and Fertility (TSBF)
Institute of CIAT in collaboration with the Soil Fertility Consortium
for Southern Africa (SOFECSA).
Multi-Institutional Distance Learning Course on the Ex Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources
This
publication, funded by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural
Cooperation (CTA, its
French acronym), covers basic concepts of plant genetic resources, germplasm
acquisition, introduction, conservation, characterization, documentation,
and germplasm bank management and aims to answer questions such as: Why
conserve? What should be conserved? For who do we conserve? and How do
we conserve?
Our
2006-2007 corporate annual report is already online. The report covers
the different projects carried out by CIAT in Latin America, Africa, and
Asia, with the collaboration of numerous partners that share our mission
of mitigating hunger and poverty in the tropics.
Download the report:
Full
color (1288 kb).
Text
only (408 kb).
Report of a Collaborative Association
Delivering Distance Education on Plant Genetic Resources
This
report describes the activities of a collaborative association between
CIAT, Bioversity
International (formerly the International Plant Genetic Resources
Institute [IPGRI]), the Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNC),
and the Network of Institutions Dedicated to Teaching Agricultural and
Rural Development Policies for Latin America and the Caribbean (REDCAPA).
The association aimed to conduct a distance-education course on the ex
situ conservation of plant genetic resources.
Download the report
(702 kb).
Market Knowledge—The Compass for Innovation
This
manual, only available in Spanish, is based on the experiences of Colombian
and Nicaraguan agroentrepreneurs who worked as innovation agents in their
own agroindustries, chains, and communities, and managed to improve their
production systems, productive units, products, marketing, and even organization.