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Tonya Schuetz
Leader of Strategic Performance and Results Management
Tonya Schuetz has over 20 years of experience in change and innovation management, monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management, personnel and capacity development: five years in the private sector focusing on process analysis, adult trainings, and resources optimization, and over 15 years in the research for development arena. She has substantial field experience on the project, program and policy influencing level with a wide range of…
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Jorge Mario Diaz Luengas (ex-officio)
Miembro de la Junta Directiva de la Alianza
Jorge Mario Díaz cuenta con una carrera en Agronomía de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia y una Maestría en Economía de la Universidad Estatal de Carolina del Norte.
Desde marzo de 2019, Jorge Días es el Director Ejecutivo de AGROSAVIA, la Corporación colombiana de investigación agropecuaria.
De 2012 a 2019, fue Vicepresidente de la Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá, responsable de formar alianzas público-privadas para fortalecer el…
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Carlos Andrés Rodríguez Plazas
Senior Research Coordinator │ Food Environment and Consumer Behaviour
Carlos Rodríguez is a Researcher at the Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT, based in Cali, Colombia, as part of the global Food Environment and Consumer Behavior team.
His work focuses on supporting the initiatives of rural organizations to develop products required by the markets that can recognize added value for environmental and economic sustainability through value chains with poverty reduction.
He…
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Jonathan Steinke
Investigador de Desarrollo
Soy un investigador de desarrollo con una pasión por la innovación digital incluyente y la innovación del sistema de semillas. Mediante la aplicación de métodos de diseño centrado en el ser humano, procuro empoderar a los pequeños agricultores, fitomejoradores y otros grupos interesados del sistema alimentario para generar soluciones creativas y mejoradas digitalmente. Creo que la co-creación con las comunidades objetivo y la adopción de un enfoque no dogmático y…
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Carlos Fernando Quiros Campos
Leader - Digital Solutions - Digital Ecosystems
Twenty-six years of experience in ICT in different capacities ranging from technical to managerial with over nineteen years supporting CGIAR’s international agricultural research for development. Active involvement with ICT for research in numerous successfully implemented multi-country projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Career interests have evolved from implementing tasks related to agricultural software programming, to more…
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Hablemos de NDC: El papel de la ciencia y la innovación en la adaptación y mitigación agropecuaria
Juan Sebastian Rivas
En nuestro primer blog, exploramos qué son las Contribuciones Nacionalmente Determinadas (NDC) y por qué son fundamentales para la acción climática global. Ahora queremos profundizar en uno de los sectores más estratégicos y vulnerables frente al cambio climático: el agropecuario. En este blog, te…
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Colaboración internacional busca frenar la expansión de la escoba de bruja de la yuca en las Américas
Del 15 al 19 de diciembre, la investigadora de la Alianza Bioversity-CIAT, Alejandra Gil-Ordóñez, del equipo de virología de yuca, realizó una visita a Brasil con el objetivo de desarrollar actividades de investigación en campo y laboratorio sobre la enfermedad conocida como escoba de bruja de la yuca, causada por el hongo…
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Ilaria Urbani
Senior Knowledge Management and Results Analyst
Ilaria Urbani is a knowledge management professional. Currently, she is the Performance Innovation Strategic Analysis for Impact (PISA) Senior Knowledge Management and Results Analyst at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. Prior to joining the Alliance, she served the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for five years, specializing in KM strategy implementation, branding, streamlining corporate KM…
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De una finca familiar en Kenia al avance de innovaciones forrajeras en Asia: una conversación con Mary Atieno
Lara Barangé
"Siempre me ha movido la curiosidad, moldeada por haber crecido en una finca con cultivos, ganado y árboles. Esa temprana exposición me inspiró para comprender cómo interactúan los distintos componentes de los sistemas agrícolas."
Mary…
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When farming meets equality: How Kenyan communities are growing more than crops
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179654
Publication year
2025
Authors
Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh
Nyamolo, Victor
Ouya, Frederick
Ketema, Dessalegn
Lutomia, Cosmas
Full Citation
Nchanji, E.B.; Nyamolo, V.; Ouya, F.; Ketema, D.; Lutomia, C. (2025) When farming meets equality: How Kenyan communities are growing…
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Between field, family and household: Agriculture, food security and women's unpaid care work.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179653
Abstract
This blog reveals how unpaid care work expands under climate stress, shaping food security, time poverty, and women’s everyday survival.
Publication year
2025
Authors
Takaindisa, Joyce
Raramai, Campbell
Full Citation
Takaindisa, J.; Raramai, C. (2025) Between…
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How ECREA is bridging science and practice to turn climate insights into farmer resilience
Kiogora Joseline Kanja , Desire Kagabo
Chris Ngige
The ECREA project is engaging farmers, researchers and institutions across East Africa in on-farm experiments launched in 2024 to test climate-informed practices that boost resilience and productivity in real farming conditions…
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Can monitoring emissions unlock the finance smallholder farmers need to adopt sustainable practices?
Angie L. Sánchez
Rhys Bucknall-Williams
A new MRV system helps farmers in Africa track sustainable practices and emissions, laying the groundwork to access climate finance and improve soil health, productivity, and resilience to climate change…
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Regassa Bekele
Research Officer
Master's Degree (Environmental Science) and bachelor's degree (Horticulture); Agronomist, dynamic and detail-oriented sustainable agriculture development with expertise in crop – forage –livestock –natural management integration, food and nutrition security, sustainable land management, environmental sustainability with adequate research and comprehensive extension experience. Known for delivering top-notch strategic solutions and fostering business growth through effective…
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How gender-transformative innovation bundles are revolutionizing food security in Kenya
Eileen Bogweh Nchanji
Victor Nyamolo, Frederick Ouya, Dessalegn Ketema, Lutomia Cosmas
In Makueni, Kenya, farmers are boosting yields and empowering women through new gender-transformative innovation bundles. Introduced to overcome low tech adoption, the approach merges farming tools, training,…
