Comida, Historia y Ciencia

25/12/2025

23/12/2025

Feliz Navidad! Árbol de Navidad realizado con totomoxtle.

12/02/2021

Total food productivity and nutrient functional diversity advantages in milpa systems, over maize in monocrop, were found in small-scale farm households in the WHG. These findings highlight the importance of this traditional cropping system for smallholder farmers’ nutritional security in the region. The milpa system alone has not, and will not, completely satisfy food demand for farm households in the WHG but, together with other sources of food either produced on-farm or purchased, can contribute importantly to improve the nutritional situation of this impoverished and marginalised region.

We present an assessment of the extent, diversity, and nutritional contribution of the milpa through a quantitative analysis of data from a survey conducted in 989 small scale farm households in the Western Highlands of Guatemala (WHG). The milpa is a traditional agricultural system in which maize i...

15/04/2020

Nixtamalización / Lime-cooking cortesía de Betinorama por Alberto Nieto

08/04/2020

Cortesía de Betinorama por Alberto Nieto

05/03/2019

Nixtamalization, a traditional maize processing method used in local tortillerias in is helping researchers investigate maize contamination with aflatoxins. Technologies in development can minimize crop losses and increase food safety. Read about the work of researchers in CIMMYT’s Maize Quality Lab here: https://adobe.ly/2tT8OwW.

21/02/2019

Ditching carbs can lead to quick weight loss, but can you really stick with it? Here's the science on eating carbs smarter to keep you sated and healthy.

14/02/2019

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!