The Alliance

The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives in a climate crisis.

Discover our Vision

We provide food system solutions at the nexus of agriculture, environment, and nutrition.

Our objectives

    Foods

    People consume diverse, nutritious, and safe foods

    Markets

    People participate in and benefit from inclusive, innovative, and diversified agri-food markets

    Landscapes

    People sustainably manage farms, forests, and landscapes that are productive and resilient to climate change

    Biodiversity

    Communities and institutions sustainably use and safeguard agricultural biodiversity
Discover our strategy

Where we work

Genebanks

We hold the world’s largest collections of banana, cassava, common beans, and tropical forages. Our genebanks in Leuven, Belgium, and Palmira, Colombia, help preserve the world’s biodiversity and food safety. Discover more.

Belgium Colombia

News and blog

Researchers and entrepreneurs bring back forgotten gems: underutilized crops transformed into healthy snacks

How COVID-19 is impacting banana-producing countries

Working across institutions and disciplines for science-based responses to fight COVID-19 in Ethiopia

Not so robust: robusta coffee more sensitive to warming than previously thought

AI goes underground: root crop growth predicted with drone imagery

Scientists unlock secrets of Ethiopia’s superfood in race to save it from warming climate

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