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Sacha Senger
Research Team Leader
Sacha Senger is a Project Manager and researcher with a Master of Science in Architecture and Urbanism from the University of São Paulo, where her work focused on habitat studies and territorial analysis, and an MBA in Project Management from USP/Esalq. She is currently the Coordinator of Socioeconomic Assessment at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, where she led the technical team that developed and applied TerraSocio, an evaluation tool for measuring socio-…
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Andrea Ghione
Project Leader, Market and Value Chain
Andrea Ghione is a political scientist, an agricultural economist and a political economist with twenty five years working experience in developing countries as: project manager and rural/agricultural-economist for Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (CGIAR) in Kenya, Ethiopia, Congo DR, Colombia, India, Vietnam, Laos and Indonesia; programme manager for agricultural development at Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in Burkina Faso, Niger and…
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Fortalecimiento de la seguridad alimentaria mundial: iniciativas estratégicas para la diversidad del banano, de Bélgica a Colombia
Sylvia Pineda
Un conjunto estratégico de recursos genéticos del banano ha sido transferido recientemente del Centro Internacional de Tránsito de Germoplasma de Musa (ITC) en Lovaina, Bélgica, al banco de germoplasma Semillas del Futuro, ambos parte de la Alianza de Bioversity…
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Dao Thi Thu Hang
Research Associate
Dao Thi Thu Hang is a Researcher in the Tropical Forages Program at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, based in Hanoi, Vietnam. She coordinates research and development activities on forage evaluation, livestock feed innovations, and environmental assessment in crop-livestock systems, working closely with government agencies, national partners, and local communities to deliver evidence-based solutions. In her current role, she provides technical backstopping and…
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Restaurar el suelo, asegurar el futuro: una apuesta por la agricultura sostenible
Sylvia Pineda
En el corazón del campus de la Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT, en Palmira (Colombia), se está gestando una oportunidad única: transformar un desafío crítico en un modelo replicable de sostenibilidad agrícola para el mundo.
En los últimos años, se han…
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La Alianza anuncia una colaboración estratégica con Bayer para impulsar el fitomejoramiento moderno y aumentar los beneficios para los pequeños agricultores
Sylvia Pineda
La Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT ha formalizado una colaboración estratégica con la división Crop Science de Bayer en el marco del Proyecto de Mejoramiento Genético Moderno para acelerar el desarrollo de variedades mejoradas de…
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Factcheck: ¿Puede un mundo en conflicto seguir alimentándose?
Jonathan Mockshell, Grazia Pacillo, Wuletawu Abera, Stefan Burkart , Jai Rana, Brice Even, Mathieu Ouedraogo
Los científicos dicen que sí. Pero el sistema alimentario tiene que cambiar.
Los conflictos geopolíticos están alterando vidas, economías y el acceso a los alimentos. Más recientemente, las interrupciones de la…
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Christophe Béné
Principal Scientist - Senior Policy Advisor
Chris Béné is Principal Scientist and Senior Policy Advisor working with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT headquartered in Cali, Colombia. He is currently affiliated to the Food Environment and Consumer Behavior team at the Alliance and seconded to the Food System Transition Group at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.
He has 20+ years of experience conducting inter-disciplinary research and advisory work in…
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¿Sabías que ALC tiene una de las mayores brechas de género en seguridad alimentaria a nivel mundial y una de las dietas más dulces del mundo?
Ramya Ambikapathi, Johana Marcela Castillo Rivera, Gina Kennedy, Mark Lundy, Jenny Wiegel
Mónica Mazariegos
América Latina alimenta al mundo; sin embargo, las dietas saludables están fuera del alcance de la mayoría de la población de esta…
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Luis Molina Carpio
Research Fellow - Environmental Modeler
Luis Molina Carpio is an environmental modeling expert specializing in climate and ecosystems modeling. He holds a Ph.D. in Meteorology, Oceanography, and Environmental Physics from the University of Paris-Saclay. He has been serving as an environmental modeler at the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture since 2017. In this role, he developed and implemented methodologies for forest conservation based…
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Ram Kiran Dhulipala
Senior Scientist
Ram Kiran Dhulipala works as a Senior Scientist – Digital agriculture and innovation in the Sustainable Livestock Systems (SLS) group at International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi. At the CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP), Ram helps to strategize the internal outreach of A4IP across the CGIAR scientific community as well as in charting pathways for translating CGIAR science into impact through business ventures.
Prior to joining ILRI, Ram was the…
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Lindsey Hook
Communication and Events Management Coordinator
Lindsey Hook is the Communication and Events Management Coordinator for the Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, based in Rome.
In this position, she leads the development and execution of the A4IP flagship event and communications strategies aimed at positioning A4IP and its programs as a global leader in the agri-tech innovation space. Prior to joining the Alliance, she was World Food Forum…
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Megan Steele
Project Coordinator I, Innovation Ecosystem Engagement
Megan Steele is Project Coordinator I, Innovation Ecosystem Engagement in the CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) team at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, based in Rome.
In this position, she supports scientists and entrepreneurs in translating research into scalable solutions by coordinating accelerator programs, fostering strategic partnerships, and organizing high-impact innovation events: such as RAMP –…
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Hannah Sanchez
Project Management Assistant
Hannah Sanchez is the Project Management Assistant at the CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP), hosted by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. In this role, Hannah is responsible for providing project management support to ensure the efficient delivery of projects run by A4IP. Prior to her current position, she served as a trainee at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT within the Project Analysis and Support Unit. There, she assisted…
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Escalamiento para el Impacto: de la innovación al cambio real en los sistemas agroalimentarios
Daniela Arce Gómez
Entre lo que funciona en piloto y lo que transforma los territorios existe una brecha. El escalamiento permite entender cómo adaptar, conectar y sostener las innovaciones para cerrarla
Durante las últimas décadas, los sistemas agroalimentarios han…
