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Canada partnership with Alliance/PABRA and icipe to advance climate resilient agriculture and livelihoods in Africa
Jean Claude Rubyogo, Anastacia Wanjiru, Warren Arinaitwe
Dennis Ongor, Sevgan Subramanian, Samira Faris, Beatrice Nganso, Ndlela Shepard, Margret Kababu, Tanga Chrysantus, Liz Ng'ang'a, Ayuka T. Fombong, Sunday Ekesi…
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Transforming a landscape, one farmer at a time: Farmers in Lyanaginga village (Vihiga, Kenya) make strides towards an agroecological transition
Lillian Aluso
Located in the Lake Victoria Basin of the western region of Kenya, Vihiga county is ranked among the highly populated counties in Kenya with a population of 590,013 persons, a population density of 1,047 persons per square kilometer and an average household…
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Where innovation meets inclusion: Youth and women transforming Tanzania's agricultural sector
Wangari Kariuki
Tanzania’s agricultural future is being shaped not only in the fields, but in innovation hubs, data labs, and youth-led enterprises across the country. With a median age of just 18 and more than half of its working population engaged in agriculture, Tanzania stands at a rare demographic and economic…
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Julian Ramirez-Villegas
Principal Scientist on Climate Impacts
Prof. Dr. Julian Ramirez-Villegas is a Principal Scientist at the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT).
Julian is also a Professor of Agricultural Climate Impacts and Adaptation at Wageningen University & Research. Julian is an Agricultural Engineer by training, with a PhD in Environmental Sciences. He gained a PhD in Environmental Sciences at the University of Leeds in late 2013, after…
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Manoj Kaushal
Scientist I
Manoj Kaushal is a cropping systems and soil health expert. Soil-microbe-crop interactions, below ground microbial diversity, integrated nutrient management systems, soil and plant health, crop protection/ disease management are the major areas of research. Other activities range from basic soil, crop and water management research for climate mitigation and adaption strategies to the advanced techniques such as metagenomics and high throughput sequencing. He has vast experience working…
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Natalia Estrada Carmona
Scientist – Landscape ecologist
Dr. Natalia Estrada-Carmona is a Scientist with The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. Her research focuses on estimating agrobiodiversity’s contribution to multifunctional and sustainable farms and landscapes. She believes that agriculture can play a pivotal role in achieving sustainability goals, but this potential can be untapped only through multidisciplinary and systems research. Natalia has contributed to projects in Latin America and the…
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Connecting science to society through art: Lessons from Wangari Maathai
Rachel Kibui, Owen Kimani
In Nairobi, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and Too Early For Birds used theatre to share Wangari Maathai’s legacy, connecting science to society and inspiring action on conservation and food systems.
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Manuel Narjes
Lead Environmental and Agricultural Economist, Multifunctional Landscapes
Manuel Narjes is the Lead Environmental and Agricultural Economist of the Multifunctional Landscapes Research Area at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. His work focuses on inclusive business models, markets, and sustainable finance as pathways for climate-resilient rural transformation.
Following his contributions to CGIAR’s Agroecology Initiative on inclusive business models and financial mechanisms, he is…
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Henri Rueff
Director, Climate Action and Principal Scientist
Henri Rueff is the Director for Climate Action and a Principal Scientist at the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), based in Palmira, Colombia.
Henri is also an Associate Senior Research Scientist at the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) at the University of Bern. He is an environmental economist by training, and holds a PhD on carbon credits from dryland afforestation…
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María Fernanda Álvarez
Director, Crops for Nutrition and Health, and Program Leader, Rice Breeding and Genetics
María Fernanda Álvarez is the director of the Crops for nutrition and health research area of the Alliance between Bioversity International and CIAT and the rice program leader. She leads the efforts for sustainable intensification of the rice crop, contributing to food security and climate change mitigation and adaptation. She holds a PhD. in agricultural science specializing in plant breeding,…
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'Les Experts du Cameroun': How a community nursery took flight with My Farm Trees
Fatimata Kone, Marius Ekué
In the small town of Nanga-Eboko, located in the Haute-Sanaga department at the heart of Cameroon’s Centre Region, a 42-member association called “Les Experts du Cameroun” has grown from a modest tree nursery into a regional model. Boosted by the digital My Farm Trees project, their journey…
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Plant, connect, transform: The My Farm Trees model put to the test in the field
Fatimata Kone, Marius Ekué
Laure Brenda Ndenga Fabo
In Cameroon, the My Farm Trees platform brings together farmers, seed collectors, nursery operators, traditional authorities, municipalities, ministries, and international partners to make landscape restoration a driver of local resilience…
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My Farm Trees in Cameroon: When science, tradition, and forest become one
Marius Ekué, Fatimata Kone
Hubert Kpoumié
In western Cameroon, the spirits of the ancestors are not the only guardians of sacred forests. Thanks to the My Farm Trees platform, led by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT with the support of the Darwin Initiative, these places of memory and biodiversity—once…
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Planting to learn: When pupils become guardians of tomorrow’s forests
Fatimata Kone, Marius Ekué
In Nkoemvone, a lush village in southern Cameroon, the bell of the public primary school now rings for young trees as well. Thanks to the My Farm Trees project, 31 native tree species — from the precious bubinga to the coveted sapelli — are growing under the careful watch of students organized into small watering…
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Siaya, Kenya: Breaking the Barriers of Tree Farming
Rachel Kibui, Francis Odhiambo Oduor
To restore lost biodiversity and increase tree cover in the Kenya, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT - in partnership with the IUCN and with a financial support from the GEF - launched the My Farm Trees project in 2022. Implemented in the counties of Siaya, Turkana and Laikipia, the project is now also…
