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Juan Sebastian Velasquez Ruiz
Senior Research Associate
Juan is a Senior Research Associate in the Multifunctional landscapes team. He is a Biologist, Magister in Geographic Information Technologies and City and Urbanism with emphasis on environmental sustainability and green infrastructures, with more than ten years of expertise in geographic information storage, management and analysis.
Juan's activity within the alliance has focused on the analysis and monitoring of the Land cover / Land use of agricultural…
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Maria Claudia Tristán Febres
Research Associate
Country Lead in Peru for the CGIAR Agroecology Initiative. I am a social scientist, I have been involved with the Alliance since 2019 in several development projects in the peruvian Amazon, mainly in the cocoa value chain. My work focuses on designing and facilitating participatory processes to co-develop contextually relevant strategies for sustainable systems.
Improving food systems through agroecology…
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Chris Miyinzi Mwungu
Postdoctoral Fellow
Chris, a PhD holder in Economics from the University of Tasmania, Australia, is an agricultural economist based in Nairobi, Kenya. He leverages his expertise to analyze climate, environmental, and socioeconomic data, generating insights and evidence that support climate change adaptation and mitigation among smallholder farmers in developing countries. His extensive experience in agricultural research and development across East and West Africa spans over seven years.…
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Andrew Kabwama
Research Associate
Andrew Kabwama is a Research Associate under Crops for Nutrition and Health lever. He has a good background in Agricultural Crop sciences. He supports the Common Bean breeding program for PABRA, and his primary role involves the management of a Gene bank for Common Bean germplasm resources of approximately 9800 accessions. This collection consists of 65% breeding lines, 20% are landraces, 14% are released varieties, and 1% wild relatives. He also supports several activities…
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Kauê de Sousa
Scientist II
Kauê de Sousa is a Brazilian applied ecologist and agricultural researcher whose work bridges ecological science, digital innovation, and participatory methods to support sustainable livelihoods and climate resilience in biodiverse regions. Kauê joined the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in 2016 as a research assistant at the Costa Rica office. Currently, he works as Scientist II for the Digital Inclusion Lever, based in Montpellier. He also serves as an Associate…
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Dominic Mutambu
Research Consultant
I hold a BSc & MSc in environmental science from Kenyatta University, Kenya. My research revolves around soil fertility and crop nutrition, focusing on agronomic bio-fortification of staple crops with micronutrients.
Essential skills in Scientific Data management
Data analytics| Data synthesis | Systematic reviews | meta-analyses| Reporting
Essential skills in Data collection
Design and Layout of Field Experiments | Experimental data collection protocols & tools |…
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Robert Andrade
Scientist
Robert Andrade is a Scientist at the Foresight and Applied Economics Unit of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. He has a Ph.D. in Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota and was a Graduate Research Assistant jointly for the International Science and Technology Practice and Policy (InSTePP) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT).
He graduated from Virginia Tech with a M.Sc. in Agricultural and Applied Economics in 2008 and received his…
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Jhon Jairo Tello
Senior Analyst
Within the Digital Inclusion research theme at the Alliance, Jhon holds a role as a Systems Analyst within the Data-Driven Sustainability group. His core focus centers on working with the Terra-i team, specializing in the monitoring and generation of comprehensive land cover and land use change data on a pantropical scale.
Jhon holds a master’s degree in Software Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali. He is the webmaster of the Terra-i project working on the…
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Ivy Kinyua
Research Associate
I work as a climate risk, policy and social inclusion analyst, supporting the identification of climate risks at various scales, understanding their implications, and prioritizing potential adaptation strategies through participatory processes. I have extensive experience working with a wide range of clients in the Climate Smart Agriculture space, with notable accomplishments in qualitative research and risk assessment, such as climate risk profiling and investment planning. In…
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Nilton Díaz
Research Associate
I am an Agricultural Engineer and a candidate for a Master's degree in Water Resources Management from the University of Valle. My expertise lies in hydrological models, climate change scenarios, and designing adaptation and mitigation measures to address their challenges in water resource management. My focus is on promoting sustainable strategies that balance human needs with the conservation of water resources, ensuring resilience and protection of this vital resource for current…
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Carlos Andres Garzon
Research Associate - Multifunctional Landscape
I am a geographer, a graduate of the Universidad del Valle, with extensive experience in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) management and spatial analysis. My primary focus lies within the realms of environmental studies and food systems, where I have effectively employed my skills to tackle sustainability-related challenges and support informed decision-making. Driven by a deep passion for geography and its profound influence on our planet, I…
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Sindy Leveron
Senior Research Associate
Sindy is a senior research associate of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, she currently leads the local technical team for the implementation of the government data platform "Agua de Honduras", she was also linked to the implementation of the tool of early warnings of loss of coverage Terra-i Honduras.
She studied forest engineering at the National University of Forestry Sciences (UNACIFOR), currently completing a Master's degree in Geographic Information…
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Catalina Trujillo
Senior Research Associate
Catalina is a chemist with a master's degree in science-biotechnology, and works with the Alliance as part of the Multifunctional Landscapes team.
She has extensive experience in environmental analysis laboratories and research in the environmental area for monitoring gas emissions by means of closed static chamber methodology and Eddy Covariance methodology.
She is Coordinator of the Greenhouse Gas Laboratory for GHG quantification by gas chromatography (FID-ECD) from…
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David Alejandro Garzón Angarita
Research Associate
Surveying Engineer specialized in Geomatics and interested in research, development and automation of tools based on geospatial data. Currently, I apply my experience to water resources management in the lever of Multifunctional Landscapes at the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT.
I work mainly on spatial water modeling projects (Water Balance), identification of surface water sources, and spatial modeling of phenomena such as erosion, sedimentation and flooding.…
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Luisa Giraldo
Training and scientific visits associate
