Tropical Agronomic Research and High Education Center (CATIE)

The Crop Trust is a non-profit international organization dedicated to conserving crop diversity and making it available for use globally, forever, for the benefit of everyone.

We work with donors and partners to lead global projects that protect crop diversity, conserve crop wild relatives and develop technology to make this diversity accessible worldwide.

We seek professionals with a passion for global food security and a strong drive to contribute to our mission of conserving crop diversity for future generations.

Website: http://www.catie.ac.cr/

Location

Cartago, Turrialba Costa Rica

Overview

CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center) is an academic center for innovation and sustainable development in areas related to agriculture, management, conservation, and sustainable use of natural resources. Our mandated area of influence is the Latin American and Caribbean region. However, our operations and contributions to the region and the world have a history spanning just over 75 years, initially as the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and, since 1973, as CATIE.

CATIE combines education, research and outreach to promote Inclusive Green Development, with the aim of increasing human well-being and reducing rural poverty.

Mission

CATIE promotes Inclusive Green Development, through scientific knowledge and the training of new leaders, managing ecosystems, landscapes and food systems, which with their permanence favor the sustainable well-being of populations in the tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean.