There is an internationally famous agricultural research center there called CIAT, which has collected over 50,000 kinds of seeds, most of them fodder varieties.
哥國有個很有名的國際性農業研究單位，叫 CIAT。由於中南美洲人民生活水準普遍不高，因此農業研究是以糧食作物，如玉米、馬鈴薯、豆類為主。在 CIAT，光是豆子的種源就有五萬多種，大部分是飼料用的；但我們的興趣不在豆子，而在蔬菜。