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Ana Maria Loboguerrero
Director, Climate Action
Dr. Ana Maria Loboguerrero is a Colombian scientist that holds a Master and a PhD on Economics from University of California, Los Angeles, USA (UCLA). She has more than 14 years’ experience of working on climate change challenges. Ana Maria is Research Director of Climate Action for the Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - CGIAR.
In this position, Ana Maria provides strategic leadership of the Alliance’s…
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Lewis Machida
Scientist I - Banana Characterization and Evaluation
Lewis Machida works with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT as a Scientist in the Banana Characterization and Evaluation team under the Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture Lever. Based in Kampala, he is the team’s focal point for the development and execution of field work in Banana Characterization and Evaluation in Uganda.
Lewis’ interests are in morphological and physiological systematic field characterization and evaluation…
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Beatrice Ekesa
Senior Scientist, Country Representative for Uganda
As a Senior Scientist, with specialization in Nutrition, I have over 17 years experience coordinating implementation of Research for Development initiatives on agri-food systems and their linkages to dietary diversity and better nutrition outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the last 5 years I have expanded by scope of work to also include countries in The Pacific such as Samoa, Tonga, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. I have a PhD in Foods and Nutrition…
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Shenggen Fan
Miembro de la Junta Directiva de la Alianza
Shenggen Fan posee vasta experiencia en el desarrollo de fuertes vínculos a los niveles más altos con una extensa gama de actores influyentes y ha tenido amplia participación en temas relacionados con agricultura, alimentación, salud, cambio climático, gestión de los recursos naturales y tecnologías de la información. Actualmente es Profesor Titular en la Facultad de Economía y Gestión de la Universidad Agrícola de China en Pekín. Es miembro del Grupo…
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Patrick Caron
Miembro de la Junta Directiva de la Alianza
Patrick Caron es miembro de la Junta Directiva de la Alianza. Posee un profundo conocimiento de la interrelación entre ciencia y política, así como experiencia de liderazgo en la dirección, negociación y forja de alianzas entre grupos con puntos de vista y perspectivas divergentes. Es investigador en el CIRAD, una institución pública francesa dedicada a la investigación agrícola en más de 100 países, donde desarrolló gran parte de su carrera. Actualmente…
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Kevin Dowling
Knowledge Management and Communication Specialist
Kevin Dowling is a Knowledge Management and Communication Specialist for CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, based in Rome. By liaising extensively with the diverse facets of the wider CGIAR network, as well as with external partners, Kevin is responsible for developing and maintaining a dynamic, cohesive and holistic narrative that effectively communicates the A4IP’s mission, goals, and…
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Aman Bonaventure Omondi
Scientist II, Country Representative for Benin and Burundi
Aman Bonaventure Omondi is an Agricultural Scientist and Country Representative for Benin and Burundi, working on the management of pests and disease and seed systems for vegetatively propagated crops. His training was in Agricultural Education and Extension (BSc) and Agricultural Entomology.
His research covers two themes: Developing and testing innovative integrated pest and vector management approaches for the control of…
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Mirian Colindres
Senior Research Associate
Mirian Colindres is a Senior Research Associate with over 30 years of experience in designing and managing projects focused on food systems, value chains, and empowering vulnerable communities. Since 2022, she has been part of the Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT, where her work focuses on analyzing food production, transformation, and consumption systems, with a special emphasis on market systems analysis and their impact on access to resources and…
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Milan Urban
Bean Physiology Lead
Milan Urban work as a bean physiology lead in Cali, Colombia. His interest corresponds to the interests of breeders and should reflect the product profile and stage-gate system. In the team, he works hard to invent new technologies/methodologies related to heat, drought, low phosphorus, high Aluminum resistances and soil compaction, waterlogging, and heavy rains as selection agents to screen for new ones one's resistant lines with the best mineral profile. He feels that the…
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Duvan Pineda Castro
Research Associate
I am a proactive and passionate mechatronics engineer with a keen interest in developing technological solutions that significantly improve the research process, particularly in the field of agriculture. Throughout my tenure at the Alliance as a research associate (since 2019), I have designed and built innovative equipment tailored for the manipulation of physiological variables. In addition, I have spearheaded the deployment of state-of-the-art automated monitoring and…
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Rose Nankya
Program Leader
Rose Nankya is a Program Leader at the Alliance. She works with partners in Uganda to implement projects focusing on biodiversity for food and agriculture. Rose is a Conservation Biologist, with over twenty years’ experience in biodiversity and sustainable natural resources management involving multi- stakeholder processes with NGOs, CBOs, Government Institutions and Donors.
She is a Fellow of the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development, who holds a Master of Science…
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Juan David Lobatón
Lead Molecular Geneticist
Juan David Lobaton Garces is the Latin American leading Molecular Geneticist for CIAT bean breeding program. He holds a Ph.D. in Botany from the University of New England (Australia).
He has experience in biotechnology understanding cellular mechanisms of pollination and developing molecular markers for genetic breeding. Dr. Garces's research focuses on developing innovative strategies for allele discovery, genome introgression, and microbiome interactions with the…
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Fernando Rodriguez-Camayo
Researcher
Fernando is a doctoral candidate of the Center for Development Research, department of Natural Resources Management from University of Bonn. Visiting researcher of Food Environment & Consumer Behavior research area of the Alliance Bioversity and International Center for Tropical Agriculture – CIAT. He has extensive experience in food supply chain assessments, inclusive business models, high value chains studies as well as resilience to climate change and food systems in…
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Transformative triumphs: Nature-based solutions reshape lives for East African refugees in Kenya
Edith Mutui, Sylvia Nyawira, Michael Kinyua
Conflict-driven displacements have affected around 79.5 million people globally, leading to an influx of refugees, particularly women and children. Refugees in East Africa, grappling with circumstances beyond their control, have found sanctuary in Kenya, specifically…
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Diana Gabriela Lope Alzina
Honorary Research Fellow
Diana Lope-Alzina se ha dedicado a la investigación trans-disciplinaria por más de dos décadas. Áreas de su experticia incluyen: análisis de género y gestión de la agrobiodiversidad, conocimiento local e indígena, sistemas agroforestales con énfasis en huertos familiares, diversidad biocultural, antropología ecológica, sociología rural, desarrollo sostenible y cambio climático.
Es licenciada en Ciencias por la Universidad de Texas, Maestra en Ciencias en…
