| International Center for Tropical Agriculture |
| Copy Link |
| Native Name: |
Centro Internacional de agricultura Tropical |
| Acronym: |
CIAT |
| Internet: |
Organisations Link |
| Description: |
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) is a nonprofit, nongovernment research organization dedicated to alleviating hunger and poverty and preserving natural resources in developing countries. It is one of 16 centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The main research topics are crop improvement; conservation, study, and use of biological diversity; pest and disease management; soil quality and production systems, as well as land management. The main products of this work are improved seeds, methods, and information. The web site provides project information, an overview of research tools (GIS, Biotech, etc.), a newsletter and a publication list. |
| Parent organisation: |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
| Address |
| City: |
Cali |
| Street: |
A.A. 6713 |
| (residence): |
Colombia |
| Phone: |
+57 (2) 4450000 |
| Fax: |
+57 (2) 4450073 |
| Email: |
ciat@cgiar.org |
| Categories |
| Mandate: |
global |
| Status: |
CGIAR |
| ARD-theme: |
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| Activity: |
research
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| Last editing: |
2006-07-27 13:04:06 |
