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Eliel E. Petro
Senior Research Associate
I am an Agronomist and Master in Agricultural Sciences with an emphasis in crop physiology from the National University of Colombia, Palmira, with 10 years of experience in basic and applied research in plant physiology, oriented to the characterization of rice germplasm under abiotic stress conditions (low radiation and high night temperatures) for adaptation to climate change, production, and seed quality.
In my experience I have generated knowledge, skills, and…
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Jenny Wiegel
Americas Lead, Food Environment and Consumer Behavior
I am a sociologist of agri-food systems and I truly enjoy working at the intersection of research and development to continuously seek ways to improve how research is done and used to impact the livelihoods of the rural poor using food as an entry point. I get excited about value chains and small farmers and traditional food markets and women. I enjoy learning how national and local organizations work and learning how international organizations…
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Natalia Galvis
Research Specialist
Natalia Galvis is a political scientist holding a master's degree in Public Policy from the KDI Schools of Public Policy and Management (South Korea). She has over 12 years of experience developing alliances and relationships with partners to enhance rural development and food security. She has worked in United Nations agencies such as UNODC and WFP, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, and the Famine Early Warning System Network for Food Security - FEWS NET of…
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Chun Song
Spatial Econometrician
Chun Song joined the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in 2023 as a Spatial Econometrician at the Performance, Innovation and Strategic Analysis for Impact team.
Her research interests include spatial econometrics, development economics, and causal inference. Prior to joining the Alliance, she worked with FAO and Purdue Center for Regional Development. She obtained a PhD degree in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University in 2021.…
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Salomón Pérez
Postdoctoral Fellow
Doctor in agricultural sciences (Agricultural Economics), Master’s in economics. Specialist in International Cooperation and Social Management. More than 20 years of experience in research and coordination of international programs related to agriculture, nutrition, and food safety.
Interaction with partners, fund-raising and other activities related to the achievement of project goals in different countries. Monitoring and Evaluation of socioeconomic impacts of research programs…
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Brice Even
Research Team leader
Brice is a Food Environment Specialist with over 15 years of experience in market access, value chain development, and food systems. He has contributed to 25+ research, development, and investment projects in the Asia-Pacific and Africa regions. He holds dual MSc degrees in Agricultural and Rural Development from ISTOM, and in Development Studies from IEDES – Sorbonne University.
Food environment and consumer behavior…
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José Luis Urrea-Benítez
Communications Specialist
Science Communications Specialist for Multifunctional Landscapes and Agrobiodiversity Levers. M.A. in Social Innovation Management. 11 years of experience in science communications, knowledge management, scientometrics, and scientific publishing. Previous work in sustainable livestock technologies, forage socioeconomics, and ICTs in agriculture.
Multifunctional landscapes
Africa…
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Hang Thai
Senior Research Associate
Hang Thai is a Senior Research Associate in the Food Environment and Consumer Behaviour team, with the Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT in Hanoi, Vietnam. Hang has a background in consumer research and community-based participatory research for development. She has a BA in Business Management from University of Newcastle, Australia and a MSc in Disaster Management from University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Her current work focuses on food environment, consumer…
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Lidya Tesfaye
Research Officer
Lidya Tesfaye is a finance and development economist working within the Climate Action Team. She has 10 years of profound work experience in climate-smart agriculture, climate finance, agri-business development, digital adaptation solutions for smallholder farmers, and public-private sector engagement.
She has taken part in projects implemented across several countries including Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, and Nepal. Her research is focusing mainly on Climate-Smart…
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Pham Thi Mai Huong
Senior Research Associate
Mrs. Huong Thi Mai PHAM is a Senior Research Associate for the Food Environment and Consumer Behavior (FECB) lever at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (ABC) - Asia.
Her main research at the Alliance has been focused on food environment, food systems, policy, market access, and value chain development. She has several years to coordinate the Farmer Business Schools approach for different projects focusing on indigenous product value chain development…
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Jorge Andres Perez Escobar
Research Associate
Jorge Andres is a Research Associate in the Digital Inclusion Team, with experience in the development and application of methodologies for the analysis of vegetation cover loss, land cover change, and flooding detections, using remote sensing and geographic information systems.
He is a topographic engineer from Universidad del Valle in Cali, Colombia, with skills that allow the management of large volumes of information, satellite image processing, Machine Learning…
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Oganive Chingakule
Business Incubation and Acceleration Officer
I currently work with youth and women through the Business Acceleration for Youth project to build their resilience though entrepreneurship. The aim is to have sustainable enterprises that have greener business models and want to incorporate green technologies in the value chain. The understanding is that they can have greener businesses, more efficient technologies and practices and be profitable within their communities with the right assistance.…
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Janneth Patricia Gutiérrez Artunduaga
Genetic Biologist
I am a Genetic Biologist, Specialist in Microbiology, with experience in the area of Biotechnology, Tissue Culture, Molecular Biology. I have been working with the Alliance since 2015 and currently with the Cassava Program as a Genetics Tissue Culture Lab Coordinator.
My work here consists in the development of research projects, optimization of procedures in search of greater efficiency, high performance, good quality, development of people, planning and…
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Marie-Angélique Laporte
Thematic Leader
Marie-Angélique is a scientist driven by her passion for data-related challenges, particularly within the agri-food ecosystem. She is deeply interested in leveraging FAIR principles and ontology-based solutions to enhance data availability in agriculture. Her primary objective is to empower the implementation of impactful machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques by cleansing and connecting data. Throughout her career, Marie-Angélique has actively contributed…
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Job Kihara
Principal Scientist, Soil and Water Management
Soil health expert with over 20 years’ extensive experience mostly within smallholder farmer contexts in sub-Sahara Africa. A passionate agronomist focused on improving crop productivity and nutritional quality of the produce (agronomic biofortification) through integrated soil fertility management approaches.
Team leader on soil and water management within the Alliance and co-lead of the Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) initiative of the One CGIAR, working to…
