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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.

Annual Report 2019

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

Food system sustainability indexes– are we comparing apples and oranges?

Agrobiodiversity is needed to sustain Human Health, now more than ever

Women making great strides in ensuring food security in Burundi

Better than money? In-kind payments incentivize farmers to conserve agrobiodiversity

On the hunt for wild bananas in Papua New Guinea

Better health – for people and the planet – grows on trees

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